List of WBA world champions

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List of WBA world champions

List of WBA world champions is a table showing the world champions certificated by World Boxing Association

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level....
(WBA). This list includes champions certificated by the National Boxing Association (NBA).

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Minimumweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Leo Gamez Leo Gamez Silvio Rafael Gamez , better known as Leo Gamez, is a former Boxing from Venezuela. A former world Flyweight champion, Gamez became the first Flyweight boxer in history to win world titles in four different divisions....	January 10, 1988 — 1988^r	1
2	Bong Jun Kim	April 16, 1989 — February 2, 1991	5
3	Hi Yong Choi Hi Yong Choi Hi-Yong Choi is a former professional boxing. He is a former World Boxing Association light-flyweight champion....	February 2, 1991 — October 14, 1992	4
4	Hideyuki Ohashi Hideyuki Ohashi Hideyuki Ohashi is a former professional boxer and two-time minimumweight world champion....	October 14, 1992 — February 10, 1993	0
5	Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin is a Thai boxing. Chana and his brother, Songkram Porpaoin, became only the second set of twins to both capture world titles ....	February 10, 1993 — December 2, 1995	8
6	Rosendo Álvarez Rosendo Álvarez Rosendo Jos? ?lvarez Hern?ndez is a flyweight boxing, and is well known for giving Mexican legend Ricardo Lopez two tough fights. He is the only person to hold the undefeated flyweight champion to a draw....	December 2, 1995 — November 13, 1998	5
7	Ricardo Lopez	November 13, 1998 — July 1999^r	0
8	Songkram Porpaoin –	January 30, 1999 — July 1999^r	0
9	Noel Arambulet Noel Arambulet Noel Arambulet is a flyweight boxing....	October 9, 1999 — August 20, 2000	1
10	Joma Gamboa –	December 4, 1999 — August 20, 2000	2
11	Joma Gamboa	August 20, 2000 — December 6, 2000	0
12	Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino is a flyweight boxing....	December 6, 2000 — April 16, 2001	0
13	Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin Chana Porpaoin is a Thai boxing. Chana and his brother, Songkram Porpaoin, became only the second set of twins to both capture world titles ....	April 16, 2001 — August 25, 2001	0
14	Yutaka Niida Yutaka Niida Yutaka Niida is a retired professional boxing in the minimumweight division and former World Boxing Association world minimumweight champion....	August 25, 2001 — October 19, 2001^r	0
15	Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino Keitaro Hoshino is a flyweight boxing....	January 29, 2002 — July 29, 2002	0
16	Noel Arambulet (2)	July 29, 2002 — July 2, 2004^s	2
17	Yutaka Niida (2)	July 3, 2004 — September 15, 2008	7
18	Román González Román González (boxer) Rom?n Alberto Gonz?lez Luna is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who's currently the World Boxing Association minimumweight champion. He has a record of 23-0 ....	September 15, 2008 — Present	0

Light flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Jaime Rios Jaime Rios Jaime Rios is a judge on the New York Supreme Court for Queens. Prior to sitting on the Supreme Court, Judge Rios served on the New York City Civil Court and the Housing Court....	August 23, 1975 — July 2, 1976	1
2	Juan Antonio Gúzman	July 2, 1976 — October 10, 1976	0
3	Yoko Gushiken Yoko Gushiken Yoko Gushiken was a Ryukyuan professional Boxing from 1974-1981. His professional record is 23-1 and he held the title of World Boxing Association Jr....	October 10, 1976 — March 8, 1981	13
4	Pedro Flores Pedro Flores Pedro Flores may refer to:Pedro Flores , Puerto Rican composerPedro Flores , Mexican world boxing champion*Pedro Flores Garcia, Spanish painter...	March 8, 1981 — July 19, 1981	0
5	Hwan Jin Kim	July 19, 1981 — December 16, 1981	1
6	Katsuo Tokashiki Katsuo Tokashiki Katsuo Tokashiki is a former World Boxing Association Light flyweight champion. He currently works as an actor and television persona, and runs own boxing gym in Tokyo, Japan....	December 16, 1981 — July 10, 1983	5
7	Lupe Madera Lupe Madera Lupe Madera was a Mexican professional Boxing. He held the title of World Boxing Association Jr. flyweight champion 1983-1984....	July 10, 1983 — May 19, 1984	1
8	Francisco Quiróz Francisco Quiroz Francisco Quiroz is a former WBA Lightweight champion....	May 19, 1984 — March 29, 1985	1
9	Joey Olivo	March 29, 1985 — December 8, 1985	1
10	Myung Woo Yuh	December 8, 1985 — December 17, 1991	17
11	Hiroki Ioka Hiroki Ioka Hiroki Ioka is a former WBC Minimumweight and WBA Lightweight champion. He was the first ever WBC Minimumweight champion, winning the title immediately after the minimumweight division was created....	December 17, 1991 — November 18, 1992	2
12	Myung Woo Yuh (2)	November 18, 1992 — 1993^r	1
13	Leo Gamez Leo Gamez Silvio Rafael Gamez , better known as Leo Gamez, is a former Boxing from Venezuela. A former world Flyweight champion, Gamez became the first Flyweight boxer in history to win world titles in four different divisions....	October 21, 1993 — February 4, 1995	3
14	Hi Yong Choi Hi Yong Choi Hi-Yong Choi is a former professional boxing. He is a former World Boxing Association light-flyweight champion....	February 4, 1995 — January 13, 1996	1
15	Carlos Murillo	January 13, 1996 — May 21, 1996	1
16	Keiji Yamaguchi	May 21, 1996 — December 3, 1996	1
17	Pichitnoi Sitbangprachan	December 3, 1996 — July 2000^s	5
18	Rosendo Álvarez Rosendo Álvarez Rosendo Jos? ?lvarez Hern?ndez is a flyweight boxing, and is well known for giving Mexican legend Ricardo Lopez two tough fights. He is the only person to hold the undefeated flyweight champion to a draw....	March 3, 2001 — 2004^r	3
19	Beibis Mendoza Beibis Mendoza Beibis Antonio Mendoza is a professional boxing. He is a former World Boxing Association light-flyweight champion.... –	November 15, 2003 — April 29, 2005	0
20	Roberto Vásquez Roberto Vásquez Roberto V?squez is a southpaw boxing in the flyweight division. His record is 24-1 . He is currently the World Boxing Association world flyweight interim champion....	April 29, 2005 — May 25, 2006	3
21	Koki Kameda Koki Kameda is a Japanese people professional Boxing in the flyweight division. He is the oldest of the three Kameda brothers. His younger brother, Daiki Kameda, is a professional boxer in the super flyweight division, and the youngest brother, Tomoki, is also training to become a professional boxer....	August 2, 2006 — January 19, 2007	1
22	Juan Carlos Reveco Juan Carlos Reveco Juan Carlos Reveco is an Argentina professional boxing. He is currently the World Boxing Association light-flyweight champion....	June 22, 2007 — December 8, 2007	0
23	Brahim Asloum Brahim Asloum Brahim Asloum born January 31, 1979 in Bourgoin-Jallieu) is a France boxing of Algeria descent, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics....	December 8, 2007 — Present	0

Flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Fidel La Barba Fidel La Barba Fidel LaBarba was a United States boxing and sportswriter. He was born in New York City, but grew up in Los Angeles, California. As a boy he sold newspapers and learned to fight on street corners....	August 22, 1925 — October 22, 1927	1
2	Pinky Silverberg Pinky Silverberg Pinky Silverberg was a boxer in the flyweight division who briefly held the World Boxing Association flyweight title in 1927. Silverberg won his the title vacated by Fidel LaBarba, who had recently retired, by defeating Ruby Bradley on October 22, 1927, when Bradley was disqualified due to a low blow in the seventh round....	October 22, 1927 — 1927^s	0
3	Frenchy Belanger	December 19, 1927 — February 6, 1928	0
4	Frankie Genaro Frankie Genaro Frank "Frankie" Genaro was a former Olympic Games gold medalist and boxing world flyweight champion. He is credited with engaging in 130 bouts, recording 96 victories , 26 losses, 8 draws and 4 No Decisions....	February 6, 1928 — March 2, 1929	3
5	Emile Pladner	March 2, 1929 — April 18, 1929	3
6	Frankie Genaro (2)	April 18, 1929 — October 26, 1931	9
7	Victor Perez Victor Perez Victor "Young" Perez was a Tunisian Boxing.Perez was World Flyweight Champion in 1931 and 1932....	October 26, 1931 — October 31, 1932	0
8	Jackie Brown Jackie Brown (boxer) For the Scottish flyweight boxer called Jackie Brown, see Jackie Brown .Jackie Brown was a flyweight boxing, who was British and European flyweight champion, and was also recognised by the National Boxing Association as the World flyweight champion....	October 31, 1932 — September 9, 1935	4
9	Benny Lynch Benny Lynch Benny Lynch was a Scotland boxing who fought in the flyweight division. He is considered by some to be one of the finest boxers below the lightweight division in his era and Ring Magazine has described him as the greatest fighter that Scotland has ever produced....	September 9, 1935 — June 29, 1938^s	1
10	Peter Kane Peter Kane Peter Kane was one of England's greatest flyweight boxers and a world champion in the 1930s. Kane was born in Heywood, Greater Manchester, on February 28, 1918, but grew up in the town of Golborne, Lancashire, after his family moved there before his first birthday....	September 22, 1938 — June 19, 1943	1
11	Jackie Paterson Jackie Paterson Jackie Paterson was a Scotland boxer who was world flyweight boxing champion. He was also British champion at flyweight and bantamweight....	June 19, 1943 — July 31, 1947^s	1
12	Rinty Monaghan Rinty Monaghan John Joseph "Rinty" Monaghan was a former world flyweight boxing champion from Belfast. He became famous in the World War II, eventually rising to become undisputed world champion and a hero to many people in his home city....	March 23, 1948 — March 30, 1950^r	1
13	Terry Allen Terry Allen (boxer) Terry Allen was an English flyweight boxing. During his career, he became British, Commonwealth, European and World flyweight champion....	April 25, 1950 — August 1, 1950	0
14	Dado Marino	August 1, 1950 — May 19, 1952	1
15	Yoshio Shirai Yoshio Shirai Yoshio Shirai was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He won the world flyweight title in 1952, becoming the first Japanese boxer to win a world title....	May 19, 1952 — November 26, 1954	4
16	Pascual Pérez Pascual Pérez Pascual P?rez is the name of:* Pascual P?rez , Major League Baseball pitcher* Pascual P?rez , Argentine flyweight boxer...	November 26, 1954 — April 16, 1960	9
17	Pone Kingpetch Pone Kingpetch Pone Kingpetch , List_of_acronyms_and_initialisms:_A#AK Mana Seedokbuab was a professional Thai people boxer and three time flyweight world champion....	April 16, 1960 — October 10, 1962	1
18	Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....	October 10, 1962 — January 12, 1963	0
19	Pone Kingpetch (2)	January 12, 1963 — September 18, 1963	0
20	Hiroyuki Ebihara Hiroyuki Ebihara Hiroyuki Ebihara was a Japanese world champion flyweight boxing from Tokyo. His record includes 62 wins , 5 losses, and 1 draw. He was the first world flyweight champion certified by the World Boxing Council, and he was also certified by the World Boxing Association and The Ring ....	September 18, 1963 — January 23, 1964	0
21	Pone Kingpetch (3)	January 23, 1964 — April 23, 1965	0
22	Salvatore Burruni Salvatore Burruni Salvatore Burruni , was an Italian flyweight and bantamweight boxing who fought between 1957 to 1969. Burruni was born in Alghero , and fought mostly in Europe....	April 23, 1965 — November 1965^s	0
23	Horacio Accavallo Horacio Accavallo Horacio Enrique Accavallo was an Argentina flyweight boxer who fought from 1956 until 1967. He retired with a record of 75 wins , 2 losses and 6 draws....	March 1, 1966 — August 12, 1967^r	3
24	Hiroyuki Ebihara (2)	March 30, 1969 — October 19, 1969	0
25	Bernabe Villacampo	October 19, 1969 — April 5, 1970	0
26	Berkrerk Chartvanchai	April 5, 1970 — October 22, 1970	0
27	Masao Ohba Masao Ohba Masao Ohba was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan. He was the World Boxing Association flyweight champion at the time of his death....	October 22, 1970 — 1973^r	0
28	Chartchai Chionoi Chartchai Chionoi Chartchai Chionoi List_of_acronyms_and_initialisms:_A#AK Chartchai Laemfapha is a former professional Thai people boxer and WBC World champion in Flyweight division....	May 17, 1973 — October 18, 1974	2
29	Susumu Hanagata	October 18, 1974 — April 1, 1975	0
30	Erbito Salavarria Erbito Salavarria Erbito Salavarria is a retired professional boxer from the Philippines. He's also a former WBA and WBC flyweight champion....	April 1, 1975 — February 27, 1976	1
31	Alfonso Lopez Alfonso López Alfonso L?pez may refer to:Alfonso L?pez Caballero, Colombian Ambassador to London, 2002–Alfonso L?pez Michelsen, president of Colombia, 1974–1978...	February 27, 1976 — October 2, 1976	1
32	Guty Espadas Guty Espadas Guty Espadas was a Mexican boxer who won the World Boxing Association flyweight championship. he was born on December 20, 1954, to Hernan Espadas Cruz and Isabel Cruz Espadas....	October 2, 1976 — August 12, 1978	4
33	Betulio Gonzalez Betulio González Betulio Segundo Gonz?lez is a former Boxing from Venezuela, who is considered a national hero in Venezuela. He is considered by many to be Venezuela's greatest world champion in boxing history....	August 12, 1978 — November 17, 1979	3
34	Luis Ibarra Luis Ibarra Luis Ibarra Castillo is a former Panamanian boxer who won the World Boxing Association flyweight championship. He was born on 1953-02-23 in Colon, Panama....	November 17, 1979 — February 17, 1980	0
35	Tae Shik Kim	February 17, 1980 — December 13, 1980	1
36	Peter Mathebula	December 13, 1980 — March 28, 1981	0
37	Santos Benigno Laciar	March 28, 1981 — June 6, 1981	0
38	Luis Ibarra (2)	June 6, 1981 — September 26, 1981	0
39	Juan Herrera	September 26, 1981 — May 1, 1982	1
40	Santos Benigno Laciar (2)	May 1, 1982 — July 19, 1985^r	9
41	Hilario Zapata Hilario Zapata Hilario Zapata is a former boxing who was a two time world Jr. Flyweight champion and a one time world flyweight champion. Zapata is a Panamanian....	October 5, 1985 — February 13, 1987	5
42	Fidel Bassa	February 13, 1987 — September 30, 1989	6
43	Jesús Kiki Rojas Jesús Kiki Rojas Jesus Kiki Rojas is a former professional Boxing in the super flyweight division....	September 30, 1989 — March 10, 1990	0
44	Yul Woo Lee Yul Woo Lee Yul-Woo Lee is a former professional boxing in the light flyweight division....	March 10, 1990 — July 29, 1990	0
45	Leopard Tamakuma	July 29, 1990 — March 14, 1991	1
46	Elvis Alvarez Elvis Álvarez Elvis Alvarez was professional Boxing in the flyweight division....	March 14, 1991 — June 1, 1991	1
47	Yong Kang Kim Yong Kang Kim Yong Kang Kim is a former professional boxing in the flyweight division....	June 1, 1991 — September 26, 1992	2
48	Aquiles Guzman Aquiles Guzman Aquiles Guzman is a former Venezuelan professional Boxing. He is a former World Boxing Association flyweight champion....	September 26, 1992 — December 15, 1992	0
49	David Griman David Griman David Griman is a former Venezuelan professional Boxing. He is a former World Boxing Association flyweight champion....	December 15, 1992 — February 13, 1994	2
50	Saen Sor Ploenchit	February 13, 1994 — November 24, 1996	9
51	Jose Bonilla Jose Bonilla Jose Bonilla:Jos? Bonilla, Mexican astronomer responsible for the 1883 Jos? Bonilla Observation.Jos? Bonilla , former world champion, d. 2002....	November 24, 1996 — May 29, 1998	3
52	Hugo Rafael Soto	May 29, 1998 — March 13, 1999	0
53	Mauricio Pastrana Mauricio Pastrana (boxer) Mauricio Antonio Pastrana Tapi, more commonly known as Mauricio Pastrana, is a Colombia professional boxing who fights in the super bantamweight division.... –	October 3, 1998 — March 13, 1999	0
54	Leo Gamez Leo Gamez Silvio Rafael Gamez , better known as Leo Gamez, is a former Boxing from Venezuela. A former world Flyweight champion, Gamez became the first Flyweight boxer in history to win world titles in four different divisions....	March 13, 1999 — September 3, 1999	0
55	Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym	September 3, 1999 — August 5, 2000	1
56	Eric Morel Eric Morel Eric Arturo Morel is a Puerto Rican professional Boxing. He is a former World Boxing Association flyweight champion....	August 5, 2000 — December 6, 2003	5
57	Lorenzo Parra Lorenzo Parra Lorenzo "Lencho" Parra is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Association flyweight champion.On December 6, 2003, Parra beat Eric Morel by a unanimous decision, for the World Boxing Association world championship title....	December 6, 2003 — March 19, 2007	5
58	Roberto Vásquez Roberto Vásquez Roberto V?squez is a southpaw boxing in the flyweight division. His record is 24-1 . He is currently the World Boxing Association world flyweight interim champion.... –	December 2, 2006 — July 1, 2007	0
59	Takefumi Sakata Takefumi Sakata Takefumi Sakata is a Japanese Boxing in the flyweight division and a former World Boxing Association flyweight champion.Sakata was the premier boxer in the Kyoei boxing gym before the arrival of Koki Kameda in 2005....	March 19, 2007 — December 31, 2008	4
60	Denkaosan Kaovichit Denkaosan Kaovichit Denkaosan Kaovichit List_of_acronyms_and_initialisms:_A#AK Denkaosan Singwancha is a professional boxer from Thailand and reigning WBA flyweight World champion....	December 31, 2008 — Present	0

Super flyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Gustavo Ballas	September 12, 1981 — December 5, 1981	0
2	Rafael Pedroza	December 5, 1981 — April 8, 1982	0
3	Jiro Watanabe Jiro Watanabe is a Japan former boxing who was considered by many, along with Yoko Gushiken, to be one of the two best world champions to come out of Japan.Watanabe, who campaigned only in Japan and South Korea, was one of the first World Super flyweight champions, as the division was relatively new when he was crowned....	April 8, 1982 — July 5, 1984^s	6
4	Khaosai Galaxy Khaosai Galaxy Khaosai Galaxy is a former professional Thai people super flyweight boxer and Muaythai kickboxer. Khaosai defended his WBA world title 19 times in seven years , winning 16 of his title fights by knockouts....	November 21, 1984 — 1992^r	19
5	Katsuya Onizuka Katsuya Onizuka is a former World Boxing Association Super Flyweight champion from Kitakyushu, Japan. Onizuka was an extremely popular boxer in Japan, creating a boxing boom in Japan during the early 1990s along with Joichiro Tatsuyoshi....	April 10, 1992 — September 18, 1994	5
6	Hyung Chul Lee	September 18, 1994 — July 22, 1995	1
7	Alimi Goitia	July 22, 1995 — August 24, 1996	3
8	Yokthai Sithoar	August 24, 1996 — December 23, 1997	4
9	Satoshi Iida	December 23, 1997 — December 23, 1998	2
10	Jesús Kiki Rojas Jesús Kiki Rojas Jesus Kiki Rojas is a former professional Boxing in the super flyweight division....	December 23, 1998 — July 31, 1999	1
11	Leo Gamez Leo Gamez Silvio Rafael Gamez , better known as Leo Gamez, is a former Boxing from Venezuela. A former world Flyweight champion, Gamez became the first Flyweight boxer in history to win world titles in four different divisions.... –	May 29, 1999 — July 31, 1999	0
12	Hideki Todaka Hideki Todaka Hideki Todaka is a former professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He is the former World Boxing Association super flyweight champion, and former World Boxing Association bantamweight interim champion....	July 31, 1999 — October 9, 2000	2
13	Leo Gamez	October 9, 2000 — March 11, 2001	0
14	Celes Kobayashi Celes Kobayashi Ceres Kobayashi is a former professional boxer from Ibaraki, Japan. He is a former World Boxing Association Super flyweight champion.He got his ring name, "Celes," from a company he used to work for....	March 11, 2001 — March 9, 2002	1
15	Alexander Muñoz Alexander Muñoz Alexander Mu?oz is a professional Boxing in the super flyweight division, nicknamed "El Explosivo."...	March 9, 2002 — December 3, 2004	3
16	Martin Castillo Martín Castillo Jos? Mart?n Castillo is a Boxing from Mexico, who is more commonly known as Mart?n Castillo. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and is a former World Boxing Association Superflyweight champion....	December 3, 2004 — July 22, 2006	4
17	Nobuo Nashiro Nobuo Nashiro Nobuo Nashiro is a professional boxing in the Super flyweight division as well as the World Boxing Association super flyweight champion....	July 22, 2006 — Present	1

Bantamweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Joe Lynch Joe Lynch (boxer) Joseph Aloysius Lynch was an American Bantamweight boxer.Pro careerHe won the world title at that weight in 1920, defeating Pete Herman....	December 22, 1922 — March 21, 1924	1
2	Abe Goldstein Abe Goldstein Abe Goldstein was an United States Boxing.He was World Bantamweight Champion in 1924, and was ranked the # 5 bantamweight of all time...	March 21, 1924 — December 19, 1924	4
3	Eddie Martin	December 19, 1924 — March 20, 1925	2
4	Charley Rosenberg	March 20, 1925 — 1927^r	2
5	Bud Taylor Bud Taylor Charles Bernard "Bud" Taylor was an American boxer from Terre Haute, Indiana. He was nicknamed the Terre Haute Terrier and the Blonde Terror of Terre Haute....	June 24, 1927 — January 24, 1928^r	0
6	Panama Al Brown Panama Al Brown Alfonso Teofilo Brown , better known as Panama Al Brown was a bantamweight Boxing from Panama who made history by becoming boxing's first hispanic world champion....	June 18, 1929 — April 1935^s	6
7	Sixto Escobar Sixto Escobar Sixto Escobar was a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. Competing in the bantamweight division, he became Puerto Rico's first world champion....	August 7, 1935 — August 26, 1935	0
8	Lou Salica	August 26, 1935 — November 15, 1935	0
9	Sixto Escobar (2)	November 15, 1935 — September 23, 1937	3
10	Harry Jeffra Harry Jeffra Harry Jeffra was an American boxer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a former world bantamweight and NYSAC featherweight boxing champion. Jeffra's career spanned from 1933 to 1950, and his final record showed 93 wins 20 losses and 7 draws....	September 23, 1937 — February 20, 1938	0
11	Sixto Escobar (3)	February 20, 1938 — October 4, 1939^r	1
12	Georgie Pace	October 29, 1939 — September 24, 1940	0
13	Lou Salica (2)	September 24, 1940 — August 7, 1942	5
14	Manuel Ortiz Manuel Ortiz (boxer) Manuel Ortiz was one of the very best boxers of the 1940s, and was named to Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years....	August 7, 1942 — January 6, 1947	14
15	Harold Dade Harold Dade Harold Dade was an United States boxing and Bantamweight champion....	January 6, 1947 — March 11, 1947	0
16	Manuel Ortiz (2)	March 11, 1947 — May 31, 1950	4
17	Vic Toweel Vic Toweel Victor "Vic" Anthony Toweel was a South African boxing and former undisputed World bantamweight champion.Toweel was the first South African to hold a world title....	May 31, 1950 — November 15, 1952	3
18	Jimmy Carruthers Jimmy Carruthers James "Jimmy" William Carruthers was an Australian boxer, who became world champion in the bantamweight division....	November 15, 1952 — May 2, 1954^r	3
19	Robert Cohen Robert Cohen (boxer) Robert Cohen was a France Boxing. Cohen was world bantamweight champion from 1954 to 1956....	September 19, 1954 — 1955^s	0
20	Raul Macias Raul Macias Ra?l Mac?as Guevara is a Mexican former boxing and Acting who currently works as a boxing trainer. Born in the same Mexico City, Mexico barrio as Ruben Olivares, Macias he has always expressed pride at being Mexican....	March 9, 1955 — November 6, 1957	2
21	Alphonse Halimi Alphonse Halimi Alphonse Halimi was a France boxing. He was nicknamed "la Petite Terreur."Time Magazine wrote of him: "Alphonse went to work with a street fighter's will....	November 6, 1957 — July 8, 1959	0
22	Jose Becerra Jose Becerra Jose Becerra Covarrubias is a former Mexican boxer, who became world champion in the bantamweight division....	July 8, 1959 — August 30, 1960^r	2
23	Eder Jofre Eder Jofre ?der Jofre is a Brazilian former Boxing....	November 18, 1960 — May 18, 1965	8
24	Masahiko Harada Masahiko Harada is a Japanese ski jumper. He is best remembered for a meltdown at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and his subsequent redemption at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano....	May 18, 1965 — February 27, 1968	4
25	Lionel Rose Lionel Rose Lionel Edward Rose, Order of the British Empire is an Australian bantamweight Boxing, now retired, who became the first Australian Aboriginal in boxing history to win a world title....	February 27, 1968 — August 22, 1969	3
26	Ruben Olivares Rubén Olivares Rub?n Olivares is a former Boxing of Mexico nationality. A native of Mexico City, Mexico, Olivares was a world champion multiple times, and considered by many as the greatest bantamweight champion of all time....	August 22, 1969 — October 16, 1970	2
27	Chucho Castillo Chucho Castillo Jesus Castillo Aguillera is a former Mexico Boxing. Better known as Chucho Castillo, he was World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council Bantamweight champion in 1970....	October 16, 1970 — April 2, 1971	0
28	Ruben Olivares (2)	April 2, 1971 — March 19, 1972	2
29	Rafael Herrera Rafael Herrera Rafael Herrera is a former boxing from Mexico. He has won world titles in the Bantamweight division....	March 19, 1972 — July 29, 1972	0
30	Enrique Pinder	July 29, 1972 — January 20, 1973	0
31	Romeo Anaya Romeo Anaya Romeo Anaya, born 5 April, 1946, in Cahuare, Mexico, is a Mexico bantamweight boxing who from 20 January 1973 to 3 November 1973 was the World Boxing Association World Bantamweight Champion....	January 20, 1973 — November 3, 1973	2
32	Arnold Taylor Arnold Taylor Arnold Taylor was a South African Boxing who became the World Boxing Association Bantamweight champion in 1973....	November 3, 1973 — July 3, 1974	0
33	Soo Hwan Hong Soo Hwan Hong Soo-Hwan Hong is a retired Boxing who won a world championship in the bantamweight division. ...	July 3, 1974 — March 14, 1975	1
34	Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz is a former Mexico boxer who fought from 1973 to 1980. Zamora was the silver medalist at the Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics and enjoyed a meteoric rise in his professional career....	March 14, 1975 — November 19, 1977	5
35	Jorge Lujan	November 19, 1977 — August 29, 1980	5
36	Julian Solis Julian Solis Julian Solis is a former Boxing from Puerto Rico. He was born in the San Juan, Puerto Rico area of R?o Piedras, Puerto Rico, but because of the closeness of his birthplace to Caguas, Puerto Rico, he often trained at the Bairoa Gym in Caguas....	August 29, 1980 — November 14, 1980	0
37	Jeff Chandler Jeff Chandler (boxer) "Joltin'" Jeff Chandler is a former Boxing. Chandler reigned as the World Boxing Association Bantamweight Champion from November 1980 to April 1984....	November 14, 1980 — April 7, 1984	9
38	Richie Sandoval Richie Sandoval Richard "Richie" Sandoval is a former United States Boxing who was almost killed during his last fight as a professional. He won a silver medal at the Boxing at the 1979 Pan American Games....	April 7, 1984 — March 10, 1986	2
39	Gaby Canizales Gaby Canizales Jose 'Gaby' Canizales is a retired Boxing who won world championships in the bantamweight division. Canizales turned pro in 1979 and in 1983 challenged Jeff Chandler for the World Boxing Association bantamweight title but lost a decision....	March 10, 1986 — June 4, 1986	0
40	Bernardo Pinango Bernardo Piñango Jos? Bernardo Pi?ango is a retired boxing from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the Bantamweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....	June 4, 1986 — 1987^r	3
41	Takuya Muguruma Takuya Muguruma is a Japanese people football player currently playing for Tokushima Vortis....	March 29, 1987 — May 24, 1987	0
42	Chan Yong Park	May 24, 1987 — October 4, 1987	0
43	Wilfredo Vazquez Wilfredo Vázquez Wilfredo V?zquez is a boxing born in Bayam?n, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. He is a former World Champion at three different weights, Bantamweight, Super bantamweight and Featherweight....	October 4, 1987 — May 9, 1988	1
44	Kaokor Galaxy Kaokor Galaxy Nirote Saenkham in Petchaboon, Thailand, is the twin brother of boxing star Khaosai Galaxy and twice world champion in his own right.Like his brother, Nirote Saenkham started his career in the sport of kickboxing and later switched to orthodox boxing....	May 9, 1988 — August 14, 1988	0
45	Sung Kil Moon	August 14, 1988 — July 9, 1989	2
46	Kaokor Galaxy (2)	July 9, 1989 — October 18, 1989	0
47	Luisito Espinosa Luisito Espinosa Luisito Pio Espinosa is a retired boxer from the Philippines who won World titles in two different weight division. Espinosa turned professional in 1984....	October 18, 1989 — October 19, 1991	2
48	Israel Contreras Israel Contreras Israel Contreras is a former Venezuelan Boxing who won the World Boxing Association bantamweight title. He had a supporting role in the Mel Gibson film Apocalypto....	October 19, 1991 — March 15, 1992	0
49	Eddie Cook	March 15, 1992 — October 9, 1992	0
50	Jorge Julio Rocha Jorge Julio Rocha Jorge Eli?cer Julio Rocha is a former Colombian boxing best known to win the WBA and later the WBO title as a pro....	October 9, 1992 — October 23, 1993	2
51	Junior Jones Junior Jones Junior Jones was a professional boxer. Known as "Poison", Jones was an exciting Bantamweight fighter, who is best remembered for his two victories over Mexico boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera....	October 23, 1993 — April 22, 1994	1
52	John Michael Johnson John Michael Johnson John Michael Johnson was an American bantamweight boxing. He briefly held a championship in that division....	April 22, 1994 — July 16, 1994	0
53	Daorung Chuvatana Daorung Chuvatana Daorung Chuvatana also known as Surapol Sidangnoi is a retired Boxing who won World titles in the Bantamweight weight divisions. Chuvatana turned pro in 1985 and in 1994 won the WBA bantamweight title by winning a decision over John Michael Johnson by shocking TKO....	July 16, 1994 — September 17, 1995	2
54	Veeraphol Sahaprom Veeraphol Sahaprom Veerapol Sahaprom is a former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association Bantamweight Champion. He is from the Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Thailand....	September 17, 1995 — January 28, 1996	0
55	Nana Konadu Nana Konadu Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah is a retired Boxing who won World titles in two different weight divisions. Konadu turned pro in 1985 and in 1989 won the WBC Super Flyweight Title by winning a decision over Gilberto Roman....	January 28, 1996 — October 27, 1996	0
56	Daorung Chuvatana (2)	October 27, 1996 — June 21, 1997	1
57	Nana Konadu (2)	June 21, 1997 — December 5, 1998	1
58	Johnny Tapia Johnny Tapia John Lee Tapia is a five-time world boxing champion. He is nicknamed "Mi Vida Loca"....	December 5, 1998 — June 26, 1999	0
59	Paulie Ayala Paulie Ayala Paulie Ayala is a Mexico-United States former boxer who is a two time world champion. Ayala is a born-again Christianity, and he professed so by thanking God for his success after virtually each one of his fights....	June 26, 1999 — April 19, 2002	3
60	Eidy Moya Eidy Moya Eidy Moya is a retired Boxing who won World titles in the bantamweight weight division. ... –	December 16, 2000 — April 19, 2002	1
61	Johnny Bredahl Johnny Bredahl Johnny Bredahl , aka Johny Wahid Johansen, is a professional boxing in the bantamweight division. Bredahl is the former World Boxing Association world bantamweight champion....	April 19, 2002 — March 13, 2004	3
62	Hideki Todaka Hideki Todaka Hideki Todaka is a former professional boxer who fought in the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He is the former World Boxing Association super flyweight champion, and former World Boxing Association bantamweight interim champion.... –	October 4, 2003 — March 6, 2004	0
63	Julio Zarate –	March 6, 2004 — March 13, 2004	0
64	Wladimir Sidorenko Wladimir Sidorenko Wladimir Sidorenko is a professional boxing in the bantamweight division. He is the former World Boxing Association world bantamweight champion....	February 26, 2005 — May 31, 2008	3
65	Prakorb Udomna –	August 31, 2005 — July 15, 2006	1
66	Ariselmo Moreno	May 31, 2008 — Present	2

Super bantamweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Soo Hwan Hong Soo Hwan Hong Soo-Hwan Hong is a retired Boxing who won a world championship in the bantamweight division. ...	January 26, 1977 — May 7, 1978	1
2	Ricardo Cardona	May 7, 1978 — May 4, 1980	5
3	Leo Randolph Leo Randolph Leo Randolph was an United States boxing, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics....	May 4, 1980 — August 9, 1980	0
4	Sergio Victor Palma	August 9, 1980 — June 12, 1982	5
5	Leo Cruz Leo Cruz Leonardo Cruz , better known in the world of boxing as Leo Cruz, was a world Jr. Featherweight champion from the Dominican Republic....	June 12, 1982 — February 22, 1984	3
6	Loris Stecca Loris Stecca Loris Stecca...	February 22, 1984 — May 26, 1984	0
7	Victor Callejas Victor Callejas Victor Callejas is a Puerto Rico former boxing who was World Junior Featherweight champion. A native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Callejas as a child wanted to be a singer, and his childhood friend, Orvil Miller, wanted to be a boxing....	May 26, 1984 — 1986^r	2
8	Louie Espinoza Louie Espinoza Louie Espinoza is an United States boxer in the Featherweight division. He now resides in Chandler, AZ.Espinoza turned pro in 1982 and won the Vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title in 1987 by defeating Tommy Valoy....	January 11, 1987 — November 28, 1987	2
9	Julio Gervacio Julio Gervacio Julio Gervacio is a former boxer from the Dominican Republic who was world Super Bantamweight champion.Gervacio moved to Puerto Rico, where he grew, as a young kid....	November 28, 1987 — February 27, 1988	0
10	Bernardo Pinango Bernardo Piñango Jos? Bernardo Pi?ango is a retired boxing from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the Bantamweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....	February 27, 1988 — May 28, 1988	0
11	Juan Jose Estrada Juan José Estrada Juan Jos? Estrada Morales was the 53rd President of Nicaragua of Nicaragua from 30 August 1910 to 9 May 1911. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Nicaragua....	May 28, 1988 — November 11, 1989	3
12	Jesús Salud Jesus Salud Jesus Salud is an United States boxing of Filipino people heritage. Originally from Sinait in the Philippines, he resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. He won the World Boxing Association super bantamweight title on December 11, 1989 in a bout against Juan Jose Estrada which resulted in disqualification but in his favor....	November 11, 1989 — 1990^r	0
13	Luis Enrique Mendoza	September 11, 1990 — October 7, 1991	5
14	Raul Perez Raúl Pérez Ra?l P?rez is a former boxing from Mexico. He has won world titles in two weight divisions....	October 7, 1991 — March 27, 1992	0
15	Wilfredo Vázquez Wilfredo Vázquez Wilfredo V?zquez is a boxing born in Bayam?n, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. He is a former World Champion at three different weights, Bantamweight, Super bantamweight and Featherweight....	March 27, 1992 — May 13, 1995	9
16	Antonio Cermeño Antonio Cermeño Antonio Cerme?o Coloso is a retired boxing from Venezuela, who twice won the world title.External links...	May 13, 1995 — 1997^r	7
17	Enrique Sánchez	February 8, 1998 — December 12, 1998	0
18	Carlos Barreto Carlos Barreto Carlos Barreto was a bantamweight Boxing from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.... –	October 3, 1998 — December 12, 1998	0
19	Nestor Garza	December 12, 1998 — March 4, 2000	2
20	Antonio Cermeño –	October 10, 1999 — March 4, 2000	0
21	Clarence Adams Clarence Adams Clarence Richard Adams is a former boxing. He has won a world title in the Super Bantamweight weight division....	March 4, 2000 — 2001^s	3
22	Yober Ortega –	November 23, 2000 — 2001^r	0
23	Yober Ortega	November 17, 2001 — February 21, 2002	0
24	Yoddamrong Sithyodthong	February 21, 2002 — May 18, 2002	0
25	Osamu Sato	May 18, 2002 — October 9, 2002	0
26	Salim Medjkoune	October 9, 2002 — July 4, 2003	1
27	Mahyar Monshipour Mahyar Monshipour Mahyar Monshipour is an Iranian-born France boxer who was the World Boxing Association's List of super bantamweight boxing champions for nearly three years between 2003 and 2006....	July 4, 2003 — March 18, 2006	5
28	Celestino Caballero Celestino Caballero Celestino "Pelenchin" Caballero is a professional boxing from Panama and is the unified World Boxing Association and IBF super bantamweight champion.... –	October 15, 2005 — March 18, 2006	1
29	Somsak Sithchatchawal Somsak Sithchatchawal Somsak Sithchatchawal is a professional boxing in the super bantamweight division.In March 2006, Sithchatchawal took part in what later won Ring Magazine fights of the year when he challenged WBA Super Bantamweight champion Mahyar Monshipour....	March 18, 2006 — October 4, 2006	0
30	Celestino Caballero	October 4, 2006 — Present	0

Featherweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Benny Bass Benny Bass Benny Bass, known as "Little Fish," was an United States Boxing.He was world featherweight champion, and world junior lightweight champion....	September 12, 1927 — February 10, 1928	0
2	Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri was an United States boxing who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana.Canzoneri, an Italian American, was one of the members of the exclusive group of boxing world champions who have won titles in three or more divisions....	February 10, 1928 — September 28, 1928	0
3	Andre Routis	September 28, 1928 — September 23, 1929	1
4	Battling Battalino Battling Battalino Christopher Battaglia, an Italian-American better known as Battling Battalino, was the former world featherweight boxing champion. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Battalino engaged in 87 bouts during his career, of which he won 57 , lost 26, drew 3, and he fought 1 No Contest....	September 23, 1929 — January 27, 1932^r	0
5	Tommy Paul Tommy Paul Tommy Paul was an a former world featherweight boxing champion from Buffalo, NY. He was inducted into the first class of Buffalo?s Ring No. 44 Boxing Hall of Fame and in 2003 to the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame....	May 26, 1932 — January 13, 1933	0
6	Freddie Miller Freddie Miller (boxer) Freddie Miller was an American boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Freddie Miller was one of the very best featherweight boxers of the 1930s, and was named to Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years....	January 13, 1933 — May 11, 1936	12
7	Petey Sarron Petey Sarron Petey Sarron was a member of the Olympic Team at flyweight in boxing for the United States during the 1924 Summer Olympics....	May 11, 1936 — October 29, 1937	2
8	Henry Armstrong Henry Armstrong Henry Jackson Jr. was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong.The son of an African-American sharecropper and an Iroquois Native American, Henry Jr....	October 29, 1937 — 1937^r	0
9	Joey Archibald Joey Archibald Joey Archibald was the former world boxing featherweight champion. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island.Archibald won the NYSAC version of the then vacant world crown when he defeated Mike Belloise on October 17 1938....	April 18, 1939 — April 1940^s	0
10	Petey Scalzo Petey Scalzo Petey Scalzo is an American boxer from Brooklyn New York.Petey Scalzo fought Frankie Covelli for the National Boxing Association World featherweight title at Griffith Stadium Petey beat Covelli by TKO....	May 15, 1940 — July 1, 1941	2
11	Richie Lemos	July 1, 1941 — November 18, 1941	0
12	Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson (Boxer) not to be confused with Jack Wilson .Jackie Wilson was an American boxer from South Carolina. Jackie was undefeated in his first 6 fights with a record of 4-0-2....	November 18, 1941 — January 18, 1943	1
13	Jackie Callura Jackie Callura John "Jackie" Callura was a Canada featherweight boxing.He was born and died in Hamilton, Ontario,.Callura won the national featherweight title in 1931 and was a member of the 1932 Summer Olympics team....	January 18, 1943 — August 16, 1943	1
13	Phil Terranova Phil Terranova Phil Terranova was the former NBA world boxing featherweight champion. Terranova won the crown when he Knockout'ed Jackie Callura on August 16, 1943, and lost the belt when he was outpointed by Sal Bartolo on March 10, 1944....	August 16, 1943 — March 10, 1944	1
14	Sal Bartolo Sal Bartolo Salvatore Interbartolo, better known as Sal Bartolo was the former NBA world boxing featherweight champion....	March 10, 1944 — June 7, 1946	3
15	Willie Pep Willie Pep Guglielmo Papaleo was an United States boxing who was better known as Willie Pep. Pep fought a total of 242 bouts during his 26 year career, a considerable number of fights even for a fighter of his era....	June 7, 1946 — October 29, 1948	2
16	Sandy Saddler Sandy Saddler Joseph "Sandy" Saddler was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 23, 1926, and died on September 18, 2001. He was a two-time featherweight world champion, and also held the junior lightweight crown....	October 29, 1948 — February 11, 1949	2
17	Willie Pep (2)	February 11, 1949 — September 8, 1950	3
18	Sandy Saddler (2)	September 8, 1950 — 1953^r	1
19	Tommy Collins Tommy Collins Tommy Collins sometimes referred to as Tom Collins M.A. Dublin City University is an Ireland filmmaker.... –	August 25, 1952 — 1953^r	0
20	Sandy Saddler (3)	February 25, 1955 — 1956^r	1
21	Sugar Ramos Sugar Ramos Ultiminio "Sugar" Ramos is a Cuban boxing, who began his boxing career in his native country....	March 21, 1963 — September 26, 1964	3
22	Vicente Saldivar Vicente Saldivar A 5'3" southpaw, Vicente Saldivar was a dynamo in the ring. He could box or bang and often softened opponents with a brutal body attack. Among his greatest assets was his stamina....	September 26, 1964 — 1967^r	7
23	Raul Rojas Raúl Rojas Ra?l Rojas is a professor of informatics and mathematics at the Free University of Berlin and a renowned specialist in artificial neural networks....	March 28, 1968 — September 27, 1968	0
24	Shozo Saijo Shozo Saijo Shozo Saijo is a former professional boxer from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He is a former World Boxing Association featherweight champion....	September 27, 1968 — September 2, 1971	5
25	Antonio Gomez	September 2, 1971 — August 19, 1972	1
25	Ernesto Marcel Ernesto Marcel Ernesto Marcel is a retired Panamanian Boxing.Making his professional debut as a teenager in 1966, Marcel built up a record of 31-3-1, which included a second round knockout of Bernardo Caraballo, who had previously fought Fighting Harada and ?der Jofre for world titles, and a tenth round TKO loss to a young Roberto Dur?n, the only stoppag...	August 19, 1972 — February 16, 1974^r	4
26	Rubén Olivares Rubén Olivares Rub?n Olivares is a former Boxing of Mexico nationality. A native of Mexico City, Mexico, Olivares was a world champion multiple times, and considered by many as the greatest bantamweight champion of all time....	July 9, 1974 — November 23, 1974	0
27	Alexis Argüello Alexis Argüello Alexis "The Explosive Thin Man" Arg?ello , is a former professional Boxing and three time World champion. Since his retirement from boxing, Arg?ello has become active in Nicaraguan politics and in November 2008 he was elected mayor of Managua, the nation's capital city....	November 23, 1974 — 1976^r	4
28	Rafael Ortega	January 15, 1977 — December 17, 1977	1
29	Cecilio Lastra	December 17, 1977 — April 15, 1978	0
30	Eusebio Pedroza Eusebio Pedroza Eusebio Pedroza is a native of Panama who holds two records in boxing: His 19 defenses as world featherweight champion are a record for that division, and his seven years as world champion non-stop are a division record too....	April 15, 1978 — June 8, 1985	19
31	Barry McGuigan Barry McGuigan Finbar Patrick McGuigan Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Barry McGuigan , nicknamed the Clones Cyclone, is a former professional boxing who became a world Featherweight champion....	June 8, 1985 — June 23, 1986	2
32	Steve Cruz Steve Cruz Steve Cruz was a professional boxer in the Featherweight division.Known as "Super Kid", Cruz turned pro in 1981 and won the WBA Featherweight Title in 1986 by defeating Barry McGuigan on June 23, 1986 via a 15-round decision....	June 23, 1986 — March 6, 1987	0
33	Antonio Esparragoza Antonio Esparragoza Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt was a boxing in the featherweight division from Venezuela....	March 6, 1987 — March 30, 1991	7
34	Yong Kyun Park	March 30, 1991 — December 4, 1993	8
35	Eloy Rojas Eloy Rojas Eloy David Rojas Leandro was a professional boxer in the Featherweight division.Rojas turned pro in 1986 and won the WBA Featherweight Title in 1993 by defeating Yong-Kyun Park by decision....	December 4, 1993 — May 18, 1996	6
36	Wilfredo Vázquez Wilfredo Vázquez Wilfredo V?zquez is a boxing born in Bayam?n, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. He is a former World Champion at three different weights, Bantamweight, Super bantamweight and Featherweight....	May 18, 1996 — 1997^s	4
37	Freddie Norwood Freddie Norwood Freddie Norwood is a boxer in the lightweight division. Known as "Lil Hagler", Norwood defeated Antonio Cerme?o to win the WBA Featherweight Title title in 1998....	April 3, 1998 — 1998^r	2
38	Antonio Cermeño Antonio Cermeño Antonio Cerme?o Coloso is a retired boxing from Venezuela, who twice won the world title.External links...	October 3, 1998 — May 29, 1999	1
39	Freddie Norwood (2)	May 29, 1999 — September 9, 2000	3
40	Derrick Gainer Derrick Gainer Derrick "Smoke" Gainer is a US born boxer who started out in the featherweight division and now fights in the lightweight division. In 2000, he defeated Freddie Norwood to win the World Boxing Association featherweight title and after four defenses lost to Juan Manuel Marquez, who became super champion, via technical decision in 2003....	September 9, 2000 — November 1, 2003	3
41	Chris John Chris John (boxer) Yohannes Christian John is the current World Boxing Association featherweight boxing champion.... –	September 26, 2003 — November 1, 2003	0
42	Chris John	November 1, 2003 — Present	9

Super featherweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Johnny Dundee Johnny Dundee Johnny Dundee was a featherweight and junior lightweight boxing who fought from 1910 until 1932. Dundee was born Giuseppe Curreri in Sciacca, Sicily, but was raised in the United States....	November 18, 1921 — May 30, 1923	4
2	Jack Bernstein Jack Bernstein Jack Bernstein, also known as "John Dodick," "Kid Murphy," and Young Murphy," was an United States Boxing.He was World Junior lightweight Champion....	May 30, 1923 — December 17, 1923	1
3	Johnny Dundee (2)	December 17, 1923 — June 20, 1924	0
4	Steve Sullivan	June 20, 1924 — December 15, 1924	2
5	Mike Ballerino	December 15, 1924 — December 2, 1925	3
6	Tod Morgan Tod Morgan Albert Morgan Pilkington, better known as "Tod Morgan," , was an United States Boxing....	December 2, 1925 — December 20, 1929	12
7	Benny Bass Benny Bass Benny Bass, known as "Little Fish," was an United States Boxing.He was world featherweight champion, and world junior lightweight champion....	December 20, 1929 — July 15, 1931	1
8	Eligio Sardiñas Kid Chocolate Eligio Sardi?as Montalvo , better known as Kid Chocolate, was a Cuban boxing who enjoyed wild success both in the boxing ring and in society life during a span of the 1930s....		4
9	Harold Gomes	July 20, 1959 — March 16, 1960	4
10	Gabriel Elorde	March 16, 1960 — June 15, 1967	10
11	Yoshiaki Numata Yoshiaki Numata Yoshiaki Numata is a former world Junior Lightweight boxing champion.Numata turned professional in 1962 and won the WBC and WBA super featherweight world titles by defeating Flash Elorde by decision in 1967, although Numata was knocked down in the 3rd round....	June 15, 1967 — December 14, 1967	0
12	Hiroshi Kobayashi Hiroshi Kobayashi Hiroshi Kobayashi, , is a former professional boxing.Kobayashi turned pro in 1962 and won the WBC and WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1967 by defeating Yoshiaki Numata by 12th round KO, in a bout where Numata was down once in the 6th and three times in the 12th roundand so becoming the undisputed featherweight champion of the world....	December 14, 1967 — July 29, 1971	6
13	Alfredo Marcano	July 29, 1971 — April 25, 1972	1
14	Ben Villaflor Ben Villaflor Benjamin Villaflor is a former boxing who was the World Boxing Association world junior lightweight champion during the 1970s....	April 25, 1972 — March 12, 1973	1
15	Kuniaki Shibata Kuniaki Shibata Kuniaki Shibata is a former Japanese professional boxer. He is a former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association super featherweight champion....	March 12, 1973 — October 17, 1973	1
16	Ben Villaflor (2)	October 17, 1973 — October 16, 1976	5
17	Samuel Serrano Samuel Serrano Samuel Serrano , nicknamed Sammy and El Torbellino, is a Puerto Rico who won boxing's world junior lightweight championship twice.Serrano, owner of long arms, began his career on October 29, 1969 with a four round decision win over Ramon Laureano....	October 16, 1976 — August 2, 1980	10
18	Yasutsune Uehara Yasutsune Uehara Yasutsune Uehara is a former professional boxer and former World Boxing Association super featherweight champion. He is one of the few Japanese boxers to have won the world title fighting outside of Japan....	August 2, 1980 — April 9, 1981	1
19	Samuel Serrano (2)	April 9, 1981 — January 19, 1983	3
20	Roger Mayweather	January 19, 1983 — February 26, 1984	2
21	Rocky Lockridge Rocky Lockridge Rocky Lockridge , is a former professional boxing....	February 26, 1984 — May 19, 1985	2
22	Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo G?mez is a former boxing and three time world champion. Nicknamed "Bazooka", G?mez had one of the highest knockout win percentages in professional boxing, winning 88 percent of his bouts by knockout....	May 19, 1985 — May 24, 1986	0
23	Alfredo Layne	May 24, 1986 — September 27, 1986	0
24	Brian Mitchell Brian Mitchell (boxer) Brian Mitchell is a former professional Boxing.Mitchell turned pro in 1981 and captured the WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1986 with a TKO over Alfredo Layne....	September 27, 1986 — 1991^s	11
25	Joey Gamache Joey Gamache Joey Gamache, , was a professional boxing.Gamache turned pro in 1987 and won his first 28 bouts, including victories over Jerry Ngobeni to capture the Vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1991 and Chil-Sung Chun to capture the Vacant WBA Lightweight Title in 1992....	June 28, 1991 — 1991^r	0
26	Genaro Hernandez Genaro Hernandez Genaro Hernandez is a former Boxing from California who currently works as a compubox technician for HBO Boxing and he has also worked on that area for ESPN....	June 28, 1991 — April 1995^r	8
27	Yong Soo Choi	October 21, 1995 — September 5, 1998	7
28	Takanori Hatakeyama Takanori Hatakeyama Takanori Hatakeyama, , is a former professional boxing.Hatakeyama turned pro in 1993 and captured the WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1998 with a majority decision win over Yong Soo Choi....	September 5, 1998 — October 31, 1999	1
29	Antonio Hernández Antonio Hernández Antonio Hern?ndez is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.He created in 1994 TV company Zeppel?n Televisi?n.... –	February 20, 1998 — June 19, 1999	0
30	Joel Casamayor –	June 19, 1999 — June 27, 1999	0
31	Lakva Sim Lakva Sim Lakva Sim, , is a professional boxing. Sim was the first Mongolian boxer to capture a recognized World Title. He has held belts as both the WBA Lightweight Champion and the WBA Super Featherweight Champion....	June 27, 1999 — October 31, 1999	0
32	Jong Kwon Baek	October 31, 1999 — May 21, 2000	0
33	Joel Casamayor –	November 20, 1999 — May 21, 2000	0
34	Joel Casamayor (2)	May 21, 2000 — January 12, 2002	4
35	Acelino Freitas Acelino Freitas Acelino "Pop?" Freitas , is a native of Bahia, Brazil, who is a boxing and a former world junior lightweight and lightweight champion. His style of fighting in the ring has garnered him a reputation for being more of a brawler than a boxer.... –	January 12, 2002 — August 9, 2003	3
36	Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai List_of_acronyms_and_initialisms:_A#AK Yodsanan 3K Battery , is a professional Thai people boxing in light welterweight division....	April 13, 2002 — April 30, 2005	3
37	Vicente Mosquera Vicente Mosquera Vicente Eduardo Mosquera Mena is a Panamanian professional boxing. He is a former World Boxing Association super-featherweight champion.On April 30, 2005 he defeated Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai for the WBA world championship title, by a unanimous decision....	April 30, 2005 — August 5, 2006	1
38	Edwin Valero Edwin Valero Edwin Valero is an undefeated southpaw boxing who fought in the super featherweight division until he moved to lightweight. His professional boxing record is 24-0 ....		1
39	Jorge Linares Jorge Linares Jorge Linares is a professional boxer from Venezuela and is the World Boxing Association super featherweight champion. He is currently living in Tokyo, Japan....	November 28, 2008 — Present	0

Lightweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Benny Leonard Benny Leonard Benny Leonard , born Benjamin Leiner, was an United States Boxing. He was named as number 8 on Ring Magazine list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years....	May 18, 1917¹ — January 15, 1925^r	9
2	Jimmy Goodrich	July 13, 1925 — December 7, 1925	0
3	Rocky Kansas Rocky Kansas Rocky Kansas was a tough, short former lightweight champion of the world. He was born Rocco Tozzo on April 21, 1895 in Buffalo, New York, New York and died on January 10, 1954....	December 7, 1925 — July 3, 1926	1
4	Sammy Mandel Sammy Mandel Sammy Mandel was a former world lightweight boxing champion. Born Samuel Mandella, he was known as the "Rockford Sheik", due to his Rudolph Valentino like good looks....	July 3, 1926 — July 17, 1930	4
5	Al Singer Al Singer Al Singer was an United States Boxing.Singer captured the World Lightweight Championship in July, 1930, with a first round knockout of champion Sammy Mandell....	July 17, 1930 — November 14, 1930	0
6	Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri was an United States boxing who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana.Canzoneri, an Italian American, was one of the members of the exclusive group of boxing world champions who have won titles in three or more divisions....	November 14, 1930 — June 23, 1933	4
7	Barney Ross Barney Ross Barney Ross, born Dov-Ber Rasofsky was a boxing. After his beloved father, a rabbi, dies in his arms after being shot in a robbery, Ross, a rabbinical student: loses his faith in God and abandons his studies; becomes a street brawler alongside his buddy Jack Ruby; goes to work for Al Capone; transforms himself into the first three weight-cla...	June 23, 1933 — April 9, 1935^r	1
8	Tony Canzoneri (2)	May 10, 1935 — September 3, 1936	1
9	Lou Ambers Lou Ambers Luigi Giuseppe d'Ambrosio, AKA Lou Ambers was a lightweight boxer who fought from 1932 to 1941.Managed by Al Weill and trained by Charley Goldman, the "Herkimer Hurricane", as he was known, began his career losing only once in more than three years when he faced future hall of fame lightweight champion Tony Canzoneri on May 10, 1935....	September 3, 1936 — August 17, 1938	2
10	Henry Armstrong Henry Armstrong Henry Jackson Jr. was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong.The son of an African-American sharecropper and an Iroquois Native American, Henry Jr....	August 17, 1938 — August 22, 1939	1
11	Lou Ambers (2)	August 22, 1939 — May 10, 1940	0
12	Lew Jenkins Lew Jenkins Lew Jenkins was an American boxer and Lightweight Champion of the World. He was born in Milburn, Texas and was raised in Great Depression-era Texas....	May 10, 1940 — December 19, 1941	1
13	Sammy Angott Sammy Angott Sammy Angott was born Samuel Engotti in Pennsylvania. He was known as a clever boxer who liked to follow up a clean punch by grabbing his opponent, causing him to be known as "The Clutch."...	December 19, 1941 — November 13, 1942^r	1
14	Beau Jack Beau Jack Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, , was an United States lightweight boxing, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during the World War II, he headlined at Madison Square Garden on 21 occasions, a record that still stands....	November 19, 1943 — March 3, 1944^r	0
15	Juan Zurita Juan Zurita Juan Zurita was a Mexico boxing. During his career he won a version of the Lightweight Championship of the World and other belts such as the NBA Lightweight Championship of the World, Featherweight Championship of Mexico, and the Lightweight Championship of Mexico....	March 8, 1944 — April 18, 1945	0
16	Ike Williams Ike Williams (boxer) Ike Williams was a former lightweight world boxing champion. Williams was known for his great right hand, and was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time as well as Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for 1948....	April 18, 1945 — May 25, 1951	7
17	Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter (boxer) James Walter Carter was a world lightweight boxing champion. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 2000. Carter's loss to Lauro Salas in 1952 and his loss to Paddy DeMarco in 1954 were each named Ring Magazine upset of the year....	May 25, 1951 — April 1, 1952	2
18	Lauro Salas Lauro Salas Lauro Salas is a former world lightweight boxing champion....	April 1, 1952 — October 15, 1952	1
19	Jimmy Carter (2)	October 15, 1952 — March 5, 1954	3
20	Paddy DeMarco Paddy DeMarco Paddy DeMarco, alias Billygoat, was a lightweight professional Boxing from Brooklyn, New York....	March 5, 1954 — November 17, 1954	0
21	Jimmy Carter (3)	November 17, 1954 — June 29, 1955	0
22	Wallace Smith Wallace Smith Wallace "Bud" Smith was a world lightweight boxing champion....	June 29, 1955 — August 24, 1956	1
23	Joe Brown Joe Brown (boxer) Joe Brown was an accomplished boxer who won the undisputed Lightweight Championship of the World in 1956, making 11 successful defences before losing his crown in his old age to Carlos Ortiz in 1962....	August 24, 1956 — April 21, 1962	10
24	Carlos Ortiz Carlos Ortiz Carlos Ortiz is a Puerto Rico who was a three time world boxing champion, twice in the lightweight division and once in the Jr. Welterweights....	April 21, 1962 — April 10, 1965	4
25	Ismael Laguna Ismael Laguna Ismael Laguna Meneses was a professional boxing. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.Known as "El Tigre Colonense", Laguna was the Panamanian Featherweight Champion from 1962-63....	April 10, 1965 — November 13, 1965	0
26	Carlos Ortiz (2)	November 13, 1965 — June 29, 1968	5
27	Carlos Teo Cruz	June 29, 1968 — February 18, 1969	1
28	Mando Ramos Mando Ramos Armando Ramos was an United States professional boxer. He was born in Long Beach, California.Armando "Mando" Ramos was one of the most popular and exciting fighters in Southern California during the 1960s....	February 18, 1969 — March 3, 1970	1
29	Ismael Laguna Ismael Laguna Ismael Laguna Meneses was a professional boxing. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.Known as "El Tigre Colonense", Laguna was the Panamanian Featherweight Champion from 1962-63....	March 3, 1970 — September 26, 1970	1
30	Ken Buchanan Ken Buchanan Ken Buchanan is a former world boxing champion. Many consider Buchanan to be the best boxer ever to come out of Scotland.Boxing career ...	September 26, 1970 — June 26, 1972	2
31	Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Roberto Dur?n is a retired professional boxing from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. During his career he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra", "Hands of Stone"....	June 26, 1972 — January 1979^r	12
32	Ernesto España Ernesto España Ernesto Espa?a was a Venezuelan boxer who held the World Boxing Association lightweight championship in 1979 and 1980.Espa?a became a professional boxer in 1975 and won all of his bouts except one when he fought Claud Noel on June 16, 1979, for the vacant WBA lightweight title that had been given up by Roberto Duran....	June 16, 1979 — March 2, 1980	1
33	Hilmer Kenty Hilmer Kenty James Kenty, also known as Hilmer Kenty was a professional boxing in the lightweight division....	March 2, 1980 — April 12, 1981	3
34	Sean O'Grady	April 12, 1981 — 1981^r	0
35	Claude Noel	September 12, 1981 — December 5, 1981	0
36	Arturo Frias Arturo Frias Arturo Frias is a Chicano who was a world champion boxing. He is a native of Montibello, California....	December 5, 1981 — May 8, 1982	1
37	Ray Mancini Ray Mancini Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini is an Italian-American former boxing. He held the World Boxing Association lightweight championship for two years in the 1980s....	May 8, 1982 — June 1, 1984	4
38	Livingstone Bramble Livingstone Bramble Ras-I Alujah Bramble is a Boxing. However, Bramble was raised on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He became the first world champion from Saint Kitts and Nevis....	June 1, 1984 — September 26, 1986	2
39	Edwin Rosario Edwin Rosario Edwin "El Chapo" Rosario , Was born on March 15, 1963 and died on December 1, 1997. Puerto Rico boxing. Unfortunately, his long battle with a suspected drug addiction caused him to die in truth at the age of 34....	September 26, 1986 — November 21, 1987	0
40	Julio César Chávez Julio César Chávez Julio C?sar Ch?vez Gonz?lez is a legendary Mexico professional boxing....	November 21, 1987 — 1989^r	2
41	Edwin Rosario (2)	July 9, 1989 — May 4, 1990	0
42	Juan Nazario	May 4, 1990 — August 11, 1990	0
43	Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea," is a retired professional Boxing, who is considered among the greatest of all-time. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Whitaker was the lightweight silver medalist at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships, followed by the gold medal at the Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Summer...	August 11, 1990 — 1992^r	3
44	Joey Gamache Joey Gamache Joey Gamache, , was a professional boxing.Gamache turned pro in 1987 and won his first 28 bouts, including victories over Jerry Ngobeni to capture the Vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1991 and Chil-Sung Chun to capture the Vacant WBA Lightweight Title in 1992....	June 13, 1992 — October 24, 1992	0
45	Tony Lopez Tony Lopez "Tony The Tiger " redirects here. For other uses, see Tony The Tiger . For the article about the cartoon mascot, see Tony The Tiger.Tony "The Tiger" Lopez , is a former professional boxer from Sacramento, CA....	October 24, 1992 — June 26, 1993	1
46	Dingaan Thobela Dingaan Thobela Dingaan Bongane Thobela , is a professional boxing in the Super Middleweight division....	June 26, 1993 — October 30, 1993	0
47	Orzubek Nazarov Orzubek Nazarov Orzubek Nazarov is a Kyrgyz boxer, who won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nevada. He is a former World Boxing Association Lightweight Champion....	October 30, 1993 — May 16, 1998	6
48	Jean Baptiste Mendy Jean Baptiste Mendy Jean-Baptiste Mendy is a French former professional boxing of African origin. He's also a former WBC and WBA lightweight champion....	May 16, 1998 — April 10, 1999	1
49	Julien Lorcy Julien Lorcy Julien Lorcy , was a professional boxing who held the World Boxing Association lightweight title twice....	April 10, 1999 — August 7, 1999	0
50	Stefano Zoff Stefano Zoff Stefano Zoff is an Italy lightweight Boxing from Monfalcone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.External links...	August 7, 1999 — November 13, 1999	0
51	Gilberto Serrano	November 13, 1999 — June 11, 2000	1
52	Takanori Hatakeyama Takanori Hatakeyama Takanori Hatakeyama, , is a former professional boxing.Hatakeyama turned pro in 1993 and captured the WBA Super Featherweight Title in 1998 with a majority decision win over Yong Soo Choi....	June 11, 2000 — July 1, 2001	2
53	Julien Lorcy (2)	July 1, 2001 — October 18, 2001	0
54	Raul Horacio Balbi	October 18, 2001 — January 5, 2002	0
55	Leonard Doroftei Leonard Doroftei Leonard Dorin Doroftei is a Romanian people former Boxing, the World Boxing Association lightweight world champion from January 5, 2002 to October 24, 2003....	January 5, 2002 — 2004^r	2
56	Lakva Sim Lakva Sim Lakva Sim, , is a professional boxing. Sim was the first Mongolian boxer to capture a recognized World Title. He has held belts as both the WBA Lightweight Champion and the WBA Super Featherweight Champion....	April 10, 2004 — July 14, 2004	5
57	Juan Díaz Juan Díaz (American boxer) Juan D?az, born September 17, 1983 in Houston, Texas, is a Mexican-American boxing in the lightweight division. His record is 34-2 . He is the former unified World Boxing Association & World Boxing Organization and IBF world lightweight champion, having lost the titles to Nate Campbell on March 8, 2008....	July 14, 2004 — February 23, 2007	5
58	Jose Alfaro José Alfaro Jos? Alfaro is a Nicaraguan boxing with a record of 20-3-0-1 who captured the vacant World Boxing Association lightweight title against Thai people Prawet Singwancha in a split decision on December 29, 2007 in Bielefeld, Germany....	December 29, 2007 — May 19, 2008	0
59	Yusuke Kobori Yusuke Kobori is a professional boxer from Japan and a former WBA lightweight champion.Kobori won the Japanese super featherweight title on January 14, 2006 by knocking out Keita Manabe in the second round....	May 19, 2008 — January 3, 2009	0
60	Pualus Moses	January 3, 2009 — Present	0

Super lightweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Pinky Mitchell Pinky Mitchell Pinky Mitchell was an American boxer who was the first champion in the light welterweight division....	January 30, 1923 — March 27, 1925	2
2	James Herring	March 27, 1925 — March 30, 1925^s	0
3	Mushy Callahan Mushy Callahan Mushy Callahan was the ring name of Vincent Morris Scheer, a boxer and a champion in the light welterweight division.Callahan was born on November 3, 1904, in New York City....	September 21, 1926 — February 18, 1930	2
4	Jack Kid Berg Jack Kid Berg Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg , was an England boxing born in the East End of London....	February 18, 1930 — April 24, 1931	7
5	Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri Tony Canzoneri was an United States boxing who was born in the town of Slidell, Louisiana.Canzoneri, an Italian American, was one of the members of the exclusive group of boxing world champions who have won titles in three or more divisions....	April 24, 1931 — January 18, 1932	2
6	Johnny Jadick Johnny Jadick John J. Jadick, better known as Johnny Jadick was an United States light welterweight boxer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....		1
7	Eddie Perkins Eddie Perkins Eddie Perkins was an United States light welterweight boxer....	September 14, 1962 — December 15, 1962	0
8	Duilio Loi Duilio Loi Duilio Loi was an Italy Boxing who held the Italian and European lightweight and welterweight titles, as well as the world junior welterweight championship....	December 15, 1962 — January 1963^r	0
9	Roberto Cruz	March 21, 1963 — June 15, 1963	0
10	Eddie Perkins (2)	June 15, 1963 — January 18, 1965	2
11	Carlos Hernández	January 18, 1965 — April 29, 1966	2
12	Sandro Lopopolo Sandro Lopopolo Sandro Lopopolo was an Italy light welterweight boxer, who won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and fought as a professional from 1961 to 1973....	April 29, 1966 — April 30, 1967	1
13	Takeshi Fuji Takeshi Fuji Takeshi Fuji is a former professional boxer from Hawaii. He is a former world super lightweight champion....	April 30, 1967 — December 12, 1968	1
14	Nicolino Locche Nicolino Locche Nicolino Locche was an Argentina boxer from Tunuy?n, Mendoza Province in the west of Argentina. He was of Italian origin, because his ancestors came from Sardinia....	December 12, 1968 — March 10, 1972	5
15	Alfonso Frazer	March 10, 1972 — October 28, 1972	0
16	Antonio Cervantes Antonio Cervantes Antonio Cervantes aka Kid Pambel? is a Colombian boxing trainer and former two time world Jr. Welterweight champion. Cervantes, who is Afro-Colombian, was born in Palenque, also known as the first site of a slave rebellion in Latin America....	October 28, 1972 — March 6, 1976	10
17	Wilfred Benitez Wilfred Benitez Wilfred Ben?tez , is a Puerto Rican people boxing. He is remembered best as a skilled and aggressive fighter with exceptional defensive abilities who won world championships in three separate weight divisions, and was the youngest world champion in boxing history....	March 6, 1976 — July 1977^s	2
18	Antonio Cervantes (2)	June 25, 1977 — August 2, 1980	6
19	Aaron Pryor Aaron Pryor Aaron Pryor is a former boxing from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the former world Junior Welterweight champion....	August 2, 1980 — September 9, 1983^r	8
20	Johnny Bumphus Johnny Bumphus Johnny Bumphus , is a former boxer who was world light welterweight champion....	January 22, 1984 — June 1, 1984	0
21	Gene Hatcher Gene Hatcher Ronald Hatcher Jr. , better known as "Gene Hatcher," is a former boxer who was world light welterweight champion. His nickname ws "Mad Dog."...	June 1, 1984 — July 21, 1985	1
22	Ubaldo Nestor Sacco Ubaldo Nestor Sacco Ubaldo Nestor Sacco was an Argentina Boxing....	July 21, 1985 — March 15, 1986	0
23	Patrizio Oliva Patrizio Oliva Patrizio Oliva is an Italy former boxing, who won the gold medal in the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics as an Amateur boxing and the WBA WBA Light Welterweight Champion as a professional....	March 15, 1986 — July 4, 1987	2
24	Juan Martin Coggi Juan Martin Coggi Juan Martin Coggi is a former boxer from Argentina. A native of Santa Fe, Argentina, which was also the birthplace of Carlos Monzon, Coggi was a three time world light welterweight champion....	July 4, 1987 — August 17, 1990	4
25	Loreto Garza Loreto Garza Loreto Garza is a former United States Boxing.Loreto Garza started boxing amateur at 18 years old and did it for three years. He won the Golden Gloves all three years and was also on the US boxing team....	August 17, 1990 — June 14, 1991	1
26	Edwin Rosario Edwin Rosario Edwin "El Chapo" Rosario , Was born on March 15, 1963 and died on December 1, 1997. Puerto Rico boxing. Unfortunately, his long battle with a suspected drug addiction caused him to die in truth at the age of 34....	June 14, 1991 — April 10, 1992	0
27	Akinobu Hiranaka Akinobu Hiranaka Akinobu Hiranaka is a former boxer in the Light welterweight division. He won the World Boxing Association Light welterweight title in 1992....	April 10, 1992 — September 9, 1992	0
28	Morris East Morris East Morris East is a retired Filipino people Boxing.East turned professional in 1989 and won the World Boxing Association light welterweight title by defeating Akinobu Hiranaka with an 11th round TKO victory in that same year....	September 9, 1992 — January 12, 1993	0
29	Juan Martin Coggi (2)	January 12, 1993 — September 17, 1994	6
30	Frankie Randall Frankie Randall Frankie Billy Randall is a three-time world champion boxing who is best known as the man who handed Mexico legend Julio C?sar Ch?vez his first professional defeat....	September 17, 1994 — January 13, 1996	2
31	Juan Martin Coggi (3)	January 13, 1996 — August 16, 1996	0
32	Frankie Randall (2)	August 16, 1996 — January 11, 1997	0
33	Khalid Rahilou Khalid Rahilou Khalid Rahilou...	January 11, 1997 — October 10, 1998	2
34	Sharmba Mitchell Sharmba Mitchell Sharmba David Mitchell , better known plainly as Sharmba Mitchell, is a Boxing who was world Jr. Welterweight champion.Mitchell, nicknamed "Little Big Man", is a native of Takoma Park, Maryland, but a resident of Washington, D.C.....	October 10, 1998 — September 16, 2000	4
35	Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu, more commonly known as Kostya Tszyu is a Russian-born boxing of mixed Russian people, Korean people and Mongols descent....	September 16, 2000 — 2003^r	4
36	Diosbelys Hurtado Diosbelys Hurtado Diosbelys Hurtado is a Cuban boxing....	May 11, 2002 — October 19, 2002	0
37	Vivian Harris Vivian Harris "Vicious" Vivian Harris is a boxing who was born in Georgetown, Guyana and now resides in Brooklyn, New York. Harris began boxing at the age of twelve, and has since gained prominence in the boxing world for his aggression....	October 19, 2002 — June 25, 2005	2
38	Carlos Maussa Carlos Maussa Carlos "El Ap?stol" Maussa was born in Monter?a, Colombia on September 24, 1971. Maussa was raised in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Monter?a, a city located in the banks of the Sin? river, where he began his impressive amateur career, which ultimately brought him just nine defeats in 130 bouts....	June 25, 2005 — November 26, 2005	0
39	Ricky Hatton Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...	November 26, 2005 — May 4, 2006^r	1
40	Souleymane M'baye Souleymane M'baye Souleymane M'baye is a professional boxer and is the former World Boxing Association super-lightweight champion. He won the vacated title by a fourth technical knockout on September 2 2006 against Raul Horacio Balbi....	September 2, 2006 — July 21, 2007	1
41	Gavin Rees Gavin Rees Gavin Rees is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Rock", Rees became the World Boxing Association super-lightweight World Champion after defeating Souleymane Mbaye in an upset decision win....	July 21, 2007 — March 22, 2008	0
42	Andreas Kotelnik	March 22, 2008 — Present	2

Welterweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Jack Britton Jack Britton Jack Britton was three time world welterweight champion from the USA, who was born as William J. Breslin in Clinton, New York. His professional career lasted for 25 years beginning in 1905....	March 17, 1919¹ — November 1, 1922	14
2	Mickey Walker	November 1, 1922 — May 20, 1926	6
3	Pete Latzo Pete Latzo Pete Latzo was the boxing world welterweight champion from 1926 to 1927. Latzo fought all the top welterweights of his era and won the title from hall of famer Mickey Walker on May 20, 1926....	May 20, 1926 — June 3, 1927	1
4	Joe Dundee Joe Dundee Samuel Lazzaro, better known by his boxing alias Joe Dundee, is an Italy boxer. He moved to America and boxed. His career began with two straight losses in four-round bouts....	June 3, 1927 — November 18, 1927^s	1
5	Jackie Fields Jackie Fields Jackie Fields , born Jacob Finkelstein, was an United States Boxing.He was an Olympic Games flyweight gold medal winner, and the world welterweight champion....	March 25, 1929 — May 9, 1930	1
6	Jack Thompson Jack Thompson (boxer) Cecil Lewis "Jack" Thompson was an American boxer who twice held the welterweight championship of the world. Born Cecil Thompson, his name was changed when he decided to become a professional fighter....	May 9, 1930 — September 5, 1930	0
7	Tommy Freeman	September 5, 1930 — April 14, 1931	0
8	Jack Thompson (2)	April 14, 1931 — October 23, 1931	0
9	Lou Brouillard Lou Brouillard Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard, , was a professional boxing in the welterweight division.Brouillard turned pro in 1928 and in 1933 won the NYSAC World Middleweight Title by defeating Ben Jeby by KO....	October 23, 1931 — January 28, 1932	0
10	Jackie Fields (2)	January 28, 1932 — February 22, 1933	0
11	Young Corbett III Young Corbett III Young Corbett III A tough southpaw, Corbett fought many great fighters of his era. For example, he engaged in s four-fight series with future welterweight champion Jack Thompson , winning three and drawing once....	February 22, 1933 — May 29, 1933	0
12	Jimmy McLarnin Jimmy McLarnin James Archibald McLarnin, known as Jimmy McLarnin , was an Irish Canadian professional boxing who became two time List of welterweight boxing champions and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee....	May 29, 1933 — May 28, 1934	0
13	Barney Ross Barney Ross Barney Ross, born Dov-Ber Rasofsky was a boxing. After his beloved father, a rabbi, dies in his arms after being shot in a robbery, Ross, a rabbinical student: loses his faith in God and abandons his studies; becomes a street brawler alongside his buddy Jack Ruby; goes to work for Al Capone; transforms himself into the first three weight-cla...	May 28, 1934 — September 17, 1934	0
14	Jimmy McLarnin (2)	September 17, 1934 — May 28, 1935	0
15	Barney Ross (2)	May 28, 1935 — May 31, 1938	2
16	Henry Armstrong Henry Armstrong Henry Jackson Jr. was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong.The son of an African-American sharecropper and an Iroquois Native American, Henry Jr....	May 31, 1938 — October 4, 1940	18
17	Fritzie Zivic Fritzie Zivic Fritzie Zivic , born as Ferdinand Henry John Zivcich , was an United States Boxing....	October 4, 1940 — July 29, 1941	1
18	Freddie Cochrane Freddie 'Red' Cochrane Freddie 'Red' Cochrane, , was a professional boxing in the welterweight division who became World Champion in 1941 in that class. Cochrane was a resident of Union Township, Union County, New Jersey at the time of his death....	July 29, 1941 — February 1, 1946	0
19	Marty Servo Marty Servo Mario Severino, "Marty Servo" was the former world welterweight boxing champion. Servo began boxing in the mid-1930s. He became a professional boxer in 1938 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989....	February 1, 1946 — September 1946^r	0
20	Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was a professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances at the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight....	December 20, 1946 — August 1950^r	5
21	Johnny Bratton Johnny Bratton Johnny Bratton, also known as Honey Boy Bratton, , was a professional boxing in the welterweight division. He fought many of the best fighters of his era in the division ....	March 14, 1951 — May 18, 1951	0
22	Kid Gavilan Kid Gavilan Gerardo Gonz?lez , better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a former gardener and world welterweight champion from Cuba. He was a native of the city of Camag?ey....	May 18, 1951 — October 20, 1954	7
23	Johnny Saxton Johnny Saxton Johnny Saxton was a professional boxing in the welterweight division.Saxton learned to box in a Brooklyn orphanage and had an amateur career winning 31 of 33 fights....	October 20, 1954 — April 1, 1955	3
24	Tony DeMarco Tony DeMarco Tony DeMarco is a legendary Boxing and world welterweight champion. He was born in Boston and grew up in that city's North End, Boston, Massachusetts community....	April 1, 1955 — June 10, 1955	0
25	Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio Carmine Basilio, born April 2 1927 in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italy-United States origin....	June 10, 1955 — March 14, 1956	1
26	Johnny Saxton (2)	March 14, 1956 — September 12, 1956	0
27	Carmen Basilio (2)	September 12, 1956 — 1957^r	1
28	Virgil Akins Virgil Akins Virgil Akins was an American boxer who won the undisputed Welterweight Championship of the World in 1958. Nicknamed ?Honeybear?, Akins was the first World Champion from St....	June 6, 1958 — December 5, 1958	0
29	Don Jordan Don Jordan Don Jordan was a boxer born in Los Angeles, California and was the undisputed Welterweight Champion of the World from 1958 to 1960. His nickname was ?Geronimo?....	December 5, 1958 — May 27, 1960	2
30	Benny Paret Benny Paret Benny "Kid" Paret, born Bernardo Paret , born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Cuba, was a Cubans welterweight boxing....	May 27, 1960 — April 1, 1961	1
31	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who won world championships in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions....	April 1, 1961 — September 30, 1961	0
32	Benny Paret (2)	September 30, 1961 — March 24, 1962	0
33	Emile Griffith (2)	March 24, 1962 — March 21, 1963	2
34	Luis Manuel Rodriguez Luis Manuel Rodriguez Luis Manuel Rodr?guez was a smooth boxing Cubans former world welterweight boxing champion. Known as "El Feo", Rodriguez began his career in pre-Fidel Castro Havana....	March 21, 1963 — June 8, 1963	0
35	Emile Griffith (3)	June 8, 1963 — April 25, 1966^r	4
36	Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes Curtis Cokes is a former Boxing from Dallas, Texas. Cokes was world welterweight champion, and he was famous for his training regimen, which he also imposed on other boxers training with him....	August 24, 1966 — April 18, 1969	5
37	José Nápoles José Napoles Jos? ?ngel N?poles, nicknamed Mantequilla , is a Cuban former world welterweight boxing champion. Napoles is a national hero both in Cuba and Mexico, and is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame....	April 18, 1969 — December 3, 1970	3
38	Billy Backus Billy Backus Billy Backus, born March 5, 1943 in Canastota, New York, is a former world boxing champion. In the summer of 2006 Backus retired from his correctional facility job and moved to South Carolina....	December 3, 1970 — June 4, 1971	0
39	José Nápoles (2)	June 4, 1971 — May 1975^r	9
40	Angel Espada Angel Espada Angel Espada is a former Boxing from Puerto Rico. He was the World Boxing Association's world Welterweight champion. A music lover, Espada also organized, during the late 1970s, a Salsa music orchestra....	June 28, 1975 — July 17, 1976	1
41	José Cuevas Jose Cuevas Jos? Isidro "Pipino" Cuevas Gonz?lez is a Mexico former world champion Boxing at the welterweight division.Cuavas turned professional at age fourteen, he won only seven of his first twelve bouts but eventually put together an eight bout winning streak before losing to Andy Price....	July 17, 1976 — August 2, 1980	11
42	Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns Thomas "Hitman" Hearns , is an United States 8-time world champion professional boxing.Hearns became the first ever quadruple world champion in boxing history....	August 2, 1980 — September 16, 1981	3
43	Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Ray Charles Leonard is a retired American professional boxing. Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s, he is widely considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler....	September 16, 1981 — November 9, 1982^r	1
44	Donald Curry Donald Curry Donald Curry is a retired Fort Worth boxer nicknamed the 'Lone Star Cobra'....	February 13, 1983 — September 27, 1986	7
45	Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan Lloyd Honeyghan is a retired United Kingdom Boxing. Born in Jamaica, he was World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association & International Boxing Federation welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987....	September 27, 1986 — 1987^r	0
46	Mark Breland Mark Breland Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxing, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	February 6, 1987 — August 22, 1987	0
47	Marlon Starling Marlon Starling Marlon "Magic Man" Starling was a two-time world champion boxer. He was born in Hartford, CT on August 29, 1959.Starling turned professional in 1979....	August 22, 1987 — 1988^r	3
48	Mark Breland (2)	February 4, 1989 — July 8, 1990	4
49	Aaron Davis Aaron Davis Aaron Davis is a professional Basketball Player...	July 8, 1990 — January 19, 1991	0
50	Meldrick Taylor Meldrick Taylor Meldrick Taylor is a former Olympic gold medalist and world boxing champion in two weight classes....	January 19, 1991 — October 31, 1992	2
51	Crisanto Espana Crisanto España Crisanto Espa?a was a professional boxing in the welterweight division.Espa?a fought out of Belfast, Northern Ireland and turned pro in 1984....	October 31, 1992 — June 4, 1994	2
52	Ike Quartey Ike Quartey Ike "Bazooka" Quartey is a former World Boxing Association List_of_WBA_world_champions#Welterweight boxer. He has fought numerous world champion boxers including Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest and Ronald "Winky" Wright....	June 4, 1994 — 1998^s	7
53	James Page James Page James Page may refer to one of the following people:James Page , member of the Australian House of RepresentativesJames Page , a former American professional boxer...	October 10, 1998 — 2000^s	3
54	Andrew Lewis Andrew Lewis (boxing) Andrew Lewis is a professional boxing in the Light Middleweight division.Nicknamed "Six Heads", Lewis turned pro in 1993 and beat James Page in 2001 to capture the Vacant WBA Welterweight Title....	February 17, 2001 — March 30, 2002	2
55	Ricardo Mayorga –	March 30, 2002 — December 13, 2003	2
56	Cory Spinks Cory Spinks Cory Spinks is a professional boxing. He's the son of former heavyweight champion of the world Leon Spinks. Cory was born five days after his dad defeated Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight world title in 1978.... –	December 13, 2003 — February 5, 2005	2
57	Zab Judah Zab Judah Zabdiel Judah is an American Professional boxing, who is a former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion and former List of undisputed boxing champions#Welterweight and is ranked #9 in the welterweight division by The Ring .... –	February 5, 2005 — January 7, 2006^s	2
58	Luis Collazo Luis Collazo Luis Collazo is a boxing in the welterweight boxing weight classes. His boxing record is 29-4 . He is a former World Boxing Association welterweight champion....	April 2, 2005 — May 13, 2006	1
59	Ricky Hatton Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...	May 13, 2006 — August 31, 2006^r	0
60	Miguel Angel Cotto	December 2, 2006 — July 26, 2008	4
61	Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito Antonio Margarito in Torrance, California Is a Mexican American boxer and is a former World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion. He is also a former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization Welterweight champion....	July 26, 2008 — January 24, 2009	?
62	Shane Mosley Shane Mosley "Sugar" Shane Mosley is a boxing from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions. He is the current World_Boxing_Association#Current_WBA_world_title_holders....	January 24, 2009 — Present	0

Super welterweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Denny Moyer Denny Moyer Denny Moyer is a retired United States boxer who held the World Light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 97?38?4 record....	October 20, 1962 — April 29, 1963	1
2	Ralph Dupas Ralph Dupas Ralph Dupas was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship....	April 29, 1963 — September 7, 1963	1
3	Sandro Mazzinghi	September 7, 1963 — June 18, 1965	3
4	Nino Benvenuti Nino Benvenuti Giovanni Benvenuti , better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italy former Boxing who is considered by many, including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan, to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy....	June 18, 1965 — June 25, 1966	1
5	Ki Soo Kim Ki Soo Kim Ki Soo Kim was a Korean southpaw boxer at middleweight. He is a South Korea's first world boxing champion....	June 25, 1966 — May 25, 1968	2
6	Sandro Mazzinghi (2)	May 25, 1968 — October 1968^s	1
7	Freddie Little Freddie Little Freddie Little...	March 17, 1969 — July 9, 1970	2
8	Carmelo Bossi Carmelo Bossi Carmelo Bossi was an Italian people Boxing who held the European welterweight and world junior middleweight titles. Bossi boxed from 1961 to 1971 and his final overall record was 40 wins , 8 defeats and 3 draws....	July 9, 1970 — October 31, 1971	1
9	Koichi Wajima Koichi Wajima Koichi Wajima was a professional boxing in the super welterweight division. He is a former World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association champion....	October 31, 1971 — June 4, 1974	6
10	Oscar Albarado Oscar Albarado Oscar Albarado was an United States boxer at light middleweight....	June 4, 1974 — January 21, 1975	1
11	Koichi Wajima (2)	January 21, 1975 — June 7, 1975	0
12	Jae Doo Yuh	June 7, 1975 — February 17, 1976	1
13	Koichi Wajima (3)	February 17, 1976 — May 18, 1976	0
14	José Manuel Duran	May 18, 1976 — October 8, 1976	0
15	Miguel Angel Castellini	October 8, 1976 — March 5, 1977	0
16	Eddie Gazo Eddie Gazo Eddie Gazo is a former professional boxing in the super welterweight division....	March 5, 1977 — August 9, 1978	3
17	Masashi Kudo Masashi Kudo Masashi Kudo is a former professional boxer. He was the World Boxing Association light middleweight champion from 1978-1979....	August 9, 1978 — August 24, 1979	3
18	Ayub Kalule Ayub Kalule Ayub Kalule is a retired boxer from Uganda, who first came to prominence when he won the Amateur World Welterweight Title at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba....	August 24, 1979 — June 25, 1981	4
19	Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard Ray Charles Leonard is a retired American professional boxing. Named Fighter of the Decade for the 1980s, he is widely considered to be one of the best boxers of all time, winning world titles at multiple weights and engaging in contests with such celebrated opponents as Wilfred Benitez, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler....	June 25, 1981 — 1981^r	0
20	Tadashi Mihara	November 7, 1981 — February 2, 1982	0
21	Davey Moore Davey Moore Davey Moore may refer to:* Davey Moore , boxer * Davey Moore , boxer * Davey Moore , British magazine and comics writer...	February 2, 1982 — June 16, 1983	3
22	Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Roberto Dur?n is a retired professional boxing from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. During his career he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra", "Hands of Stone"....	June 16, 1983 — November 1983^r	0
23	Mike McCallum Mike McCallum Mike McCallum is a retired Boxing from Jamaica who held world titles in several weight classes....	November 19, 1984 — November 1987^r	6
24	Julian Jackson Julian Jackson Julian Jackson is a former professional boxing and former three-time world champion of the middle weight & junior middle weight division. Born in the U.S....	November 21, 1987 — 1990^r	3
25	Gilbert Dele Gilbert Delé Gilbert Del? was a professional boxing in the super welterweight division.Dele turned pro in 1986, and captured the Vacant WBA Light Middleweight Title in 1991 with a TKO over Carlos Elliott....	February 23, 1991 — October 1, 1991	1
26	Vinny Pazienza	October 1, 1991 — 1992^r	0
27	Julio César Vásquez Julio Cesar Vasquez Julio C?sar V?squez is a professional boxing best known to have held a WBA junior middleweight title.Vasquez, known as "El Zurdo" which means lefty as he is a southpaw, turned pro in 1986 and captured the Vacant WBA Light Middleweight Title by KO'ing little-known Hitoshi Kamiyama in 1992....	December 21, 1991 — March 4, 1995	10
28	Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea," is a retired professional Boxing, who is considered among the greatest of all-time. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Whitaker was the lightweight silver medalist at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships, followed by the gold medal at the Boxing at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Summer...	March 4, 1995 — June 1995^r	0
29	Carl Daniels Carl Daniels Carl Bryant Daniels , is a professional boxing in the Light Middleweight division....	June 16, 1995 — December 16, 1995	0
30	Julio César Vásquez (2)	December 16, 1995 — August 21, 1996	0
31	Laurent Boudouani Laurent Boudouani Laurent Boudouani is retired professional boxer. He's a former WBA world light middleweight champion boxing and an Olympic medalists in boxing winner at the 1988 Summer Olympics....	August 21, 1996 — March 6, 1999	4
32	David Reid David Reid (boxer) David Terrell Reid is a former Boxing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....	March 6, 1999 — March 3, 2000	2
33	Félix Trinidad Félix Trinidad F?lix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr. is a Puerto Rico professional boxer, considered as one of the best boxers in that archipelago's history. When he was an amateur Trinidad won five National Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico....	March 3, 2000 — May 12, 2001^r	2
34	Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas is a former Mexican American boxing and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.... –	September 22, 2001 — September 14, 2002	2
35	Santiago Samaniego Santiago Samaniego Santiago Ryce Samaniego is a professional boxing in the super welterweight division....	August 10, 2002 — September 14, 2002	0
36	Oscar de la Hoya Oscar de la Hoya Oscar De La Hoya — nicknamed "The Golden Boy" — is an United States boxing and promoter who won a List of Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics.... –	September 14, 2002 — September 13, 2003	1
37	Alejandro Garcia Alejandro Garcia Alejandro Garc?a Hern?ndez is a professional boxing in the super welterweight division.Nicknamed "Terra", Garcia turned pro in 2000, winning his first 22 fights, including the WBA Light Middleweight Title by beating Santiago Samaniego in 2003....	March 1, 2003 — December 13, 2003	1
38	Shane Mosley Shane Mosley "Sugar" Shane Mosley is a boxing from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions. He is the current World_Boxing_Association#Current_WBA_world_title_holders.... –	September 13, 2003 — March 13, 2004	0
39	Travis Simms Travis Simms Travis Simms is a professional American boxing in the super welterweight division.On January 6, 2007, Simms won a nine-round knockout victory against Jose Antonio Rivera in a championship bout in Hollywood, Florida....	December 13, 2003 — 2004^r	0
40	Ronald Wright Winky Wright Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright is an United States boxing, the former Undisputed Champion light middleweight world champion and a current middleweight contender.... –	March 13, 2004 — 2005^r	0
41	Alejandro Garcia (2)	May 21, 2005 — May 6, 2006	1
42	José Antonio Rivera José Antonio Rivera Jos? Antonio Rivera is a professional boxing in the super welterweight division.His record is 38-6-1 . He is a former WBA welterweight and World Boxing Association world super welterweight champion....	May 6, 2006 — January 6, 2007	0
43	Travis Simms (2)	January 6, 2007 — July 7, 2007	0
44	Joachim Alcine Joachim Alcine Joachim Alcine is a Haitian-Canadian professional Boxing fighting out of Montreal, Qu?bec, where he now resides. He defeated Jose Hilton Dos Santos on April 24, 2004 to win the World Boxing Association Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title, Fernando Hernandez on October 9, 2006 to win the NABA Light Middleweight Title and Elio Ortiz on May 28,...	July 7, 2007 — July 11, 2008	1
45	Daniel Santos Daniel Santos (boxer) Daniel Santos is a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. As an amateur Santos represented Puerto Rico in international events, including the 1990 and 1992 Junior World Championships, Pan American Boxing Tournament, Goodwill Games, 1995 Pan American Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he won a Olympic medalists in boxing in the Welt...	July 11, 2008 — Present	0

Middleweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson may refer to:* Johnny Wilson , American boxer* Jumping Johnny Wilson , American basketball & baseball player* Johnny Wilson , Canadian player...	May 6, 1920¹ — August 31, 1923	4
2	Harry Greb Harry Greb Harry Greb was a boxer. He was World Middleweight boxing Champion from 1923 to 1926 and American Light Heavyweight title holder 1922 - 1923. He fought a recorded 303 times in his 13 year-career, against the best opposition the talent-rich 1910's & 20's could provide him, frequently squaring off against light-heavyweights and even heavyweight...	August 31, 1923 — February 26, 1926	6
3	Tiger Flowers Tiger Flowers Theodore Flowers became the first African-American middleweight champion, defeating Harry Greb in 1926. Known as "Tiger", he began boxing professionally in 1907 at the age of 19 while working at a Philadelphia shipbuilding plant....	February 26, 1926 — December 3, 1926	1
4	Mickey Walker	December 3, 1926 — 1930^r	4
5	William Jones	January 25, 1932 — June 11, 1932	1
6	Marcel Thil Marcel Thil Marcel Thil was a France boxer and world champion.Born in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne in the Champagne-Ardenne of France, Marcel Thil started boxing at a very young age and turned professional at the age of sixteen....	June 11, 1932 — 1932^r	0
7	Lou Brouillard Lou Brouillard Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard, , was a professional boxing in the welterweight division.Brouillard turned pro in 1928 and in 1933 won the NYSAC World Middleweight Title by defeating Ben Jeby by KO....	October 30, 1933 — October 30, 1933	0
8	Vince Dundee Vince Dundee Vince Dundee , the former New York State middleweight champion of the world was born Vincenzo Lazzara in Sicily in 1904....	October 30, 1933 — September 11, 1934	2
9	Teddy Yarosz Teddy Yarosz Teddy Yarosz was middleweight boxing champion of the world....	September 11, 1934 — September 19, 1935	0
10	Eddie Babe Risko Eddie Babe Risko Henry Pylkowski was Middleweight boxing champion of the world....	September 19, 1935 — July 11, 1936	1
11	Freddie Steele Freddie Steele Freddie Steele was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as middleweight champion of the world between 1936 and 1938....	July 11, 1936 — July 26, 1938	5
12	Al Hostak Al Hostak Albert Paul Hostak , nicknamed "the Savage Slav," was an United States-born middleweight boxing who fought from 1932-1949. Hostak twice held the World Boxing Association Middleweight title between 1938 and 1940....	July 26, 1938 — November 11, 1938	0
13	Solly Krieger Solly Krieger Solly Krieger was an United States middleweight boxing who fought from 1928-41....	November 11, 1938 — June 27, 1939	0
14	Al Hostak (2)	June 27, 1939 — July 19, 1940	1
15	Tony Zale Tony Zale Anthony Florian Zaleski was an United States boxing. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname,"Man of Steel." In addition, he had the reputation of being able to take fearsome punishment and still rally to win, reinforcing that nickname....	July 19, 1940 — July 16, 1947	4
16	Rocky Graziano Rocky Graziano Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City , was an United States Boxing. Graziano was considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displaying the capacity to take his opponent out with a single punch....	July 16, 1947 — June 10, 1948	0
17	Tony Zale (2)	June 10, 1948 — September 21, 1948	0
18	Marcel Cerdan Marcel Cerdan Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a France pied noir world boxing champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's as well as Europe's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa....	September 21, 1948 — June 16, 1949	0
19	Jake LaMotta Jake LaMotta Giacobe LaMotta , better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former boxing middleweight champion who was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull....	June 16, 1949 — February 14, 1951	2
20	Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson was a professional boxer. Frequently cited as the greatest boxer of all time, Robinson's performances at the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight....	February 14, 1951 — July 10, 1951	0
21	Randy Turpin Randy Turpin Randolph Adolphus Turpin known as The Leamington Licker, was an England boxing who was considered by some to be Europe's best Middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s....	July 10, 1951 – September 12, 1951	0
22	Sugar Ray Robinson (2)	September 12, 1951 — December 1952^r	2
23	Carl Olson Bobo Olson Carl Olson was an USA boxing. He was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s, although he is probably best remembered for his three knockout defeats at the hands of Sugar Ray Robinson....	October 21, 1953 – December 9, 1955	3
24	Sugar Ray Robinson (3)	December 9, 1955 — January 2, 1957	1
25	Gene Fullmer Gene Fullmer Gene Fullmer is a former United States middleweight Boxing.Fullmer was born in West Jordan, Utah Utah and raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....	January 2, 1957 – May 1, 1957	0
26	Sugar Ray Robinson (4)	May 1, 1957 — September 23, 1957	0
27	Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio Carmine Basilio, born April 2 1927 in Canastota, New York, better known in the boxing world as Carmen Basilio, is a former boxer of Italy-United States origin....	September 23, 1957 — March 25, 1958	0
28	Sugar Ray Robinson (5)	March 25, 1958 — January 22, 1960	0
29	Paul Pender Paul Pender Paul Pender was an American middleweight Boxing....	January 22, 1960 — July 11, 1961	3
30	Terry Downes Terry Downes Terry Downes, is a retired British middleweight boxer....	July 11, 1961 — April 7, 1962	0
31	Paul Pender (2)	April 7, 1962 — May 7, 1963^r	0
32	Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Member of the Order of the British Empire was a Boxing from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool . Tiger was a member of the Igbo people ethnic group....	October 23, 1962 — December 7, 1963	2
33	Joey Giardello Joey Giardello Carmine Orlando Tilelli was an United States boxing who was the List of middleweight boxing champions from 1963 to 1965, and was better known by his professional pseudonym of Joey Giardello....	December 7, 1963 — October 21, 1965	1
34	Dick Tiger (2)	October 21, 1965 — April 25, 1966	0
35	Emile Griffith Emile Griffith Emile Alphonse Griffith is a former boxer from the U.S. Virgin Islands who won world championships in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions....	April 25, 1966 — April 17, 1967	2
36	Nino Benvenuti Nino Benvenuti Giovanni Benvenuti , better known as Nino Benvenuti, is an Italy former Boxing who is considered by many, including noted boxing writer Brian Doogan, to be the greatest boxer ever from Italy....	April 17, 1967 — September 29, 1967	0
37	Emile Griffith (2)	September 29, 1967 — March 4, 1968	0
38	Nino Benvenuti (2)	March 4, 1968 — May 23, 1970	4
39	Carlos Monzón Carlos Monzón Carlos Monz?n was an Argentina boxing who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses....	May 23, 1970 — August 1977^r	14
40	Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Valdez Rodrigo Vald?z is a former Boxing from Colombia who was a two-time world middleweight champion and whose rivalry with Carlos Monzon has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries....	November 5, 1977 — April 22, 1978	0
41	Hugo Pastor Corro	April 22, 1978 — June 30, 1979	2
42	Vito Antuofermo Vito Antuofermo Vito Antuofermo is an actor who is also a former world Middleweight boxing champion....	June 30, 1979 — March 16, 1980	1
43	Alan Minter Alan Minter Alan Minter is a former middleweight world champion Boxing....	March 16, 1980 — September 27, 1980	1
44	Marvin Hagler Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler , is a former United States boxing. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest middleweights of all time and finished his career with a record of 62-3-2 with 52 knockouts....	September 27, 1980 — April 6, 1987^s	12
45	Sumbu Kalambay Sumbu Kalambay Sumbu "Patrizio" Kalambay was a world champion boxer. He was born April 10, 1956 in Zaire. As a young man, he moved to Italy, which is where he still resides....	October 23, 1987 — March 1988^s	3
46	Mike McCallum Mike McCallum Mike McCallum is a retired Boxing from Jamaica who held world titles in several weight classes....	May 10, 1989 — 1991^r	3
47	Reggie Johnson Reggie Johnson Reggie Dwayne Johnson is a southpaw United States boxing. Johnson is best known for a loss at Light Heavyweight to Roy Jones Jr, but he held the WBA middleweight title and International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title during his career....	April 22, 1992 — October 1, 1993	3
48	John David Jackson John David Jackson (boxer) John David Jackson , is a former professional boxing in the super welterweight division.Jackson was developed as an amateur out of the Tacoma Boys club in Tacoma, WA, USA, and turned pro in 1984....	October 1, 1993 — 1994^r	0
49	Jorge Castro Jorge Castro (boxer) Jorge Fernando "Locomotora" Castro , is an Argentina boxing and former Middleweight champion of the world, who is best known for his second defense of the title against John David Jackson in 1994....	August 12, 1994 — December 19, 1995	4
50	Shinji Takehara Shinji Takehara Shinji Takehara , was a professional boxing in the Middleweight division. Takehara was Japan's only boxer to capture a World Middleweight Title, which is also the highest weight class in which a Japanese boxer has captured a World Title....	December 19, 1995 — June 24, 1996	0
51	William Joppy William Joppy William Torelle Joppy is an American middleweight Boxing. Born in Silver Spring, Maryland on September 11, 1970, he has held the World Boxing Association middleweight title on two occasions....	June 24, 1996 — August 23, 1997	2
52	Julio César Green Julio Cesar Green Julio Cesar Green was a professional boxing in the middleweight division.Green turned pro in 1990 and in 1995, landed a shot at the vacant World Boxing Association light middleweight title against Carl Daniels....	August 23, 1997 — January 31, 1998	0
53	William Joppy (2)	January 31, 1998 — May 12, 2001	5
54	Julio César Green Julio Cesar Green Julio Cesar Green was a professional boxing in the middleweight division.Green turned pro in 1990 and in 1995, landed a shot at the vacant World Boxing Association light middleweight title against Carl Daniels.... –	February 20, 1999 — September 24, 1999	0
55	Felix Trinidad Félix Trinidad F?lix 'Tito' Trinidad, Jr. is a Puerto Rico professional boxer, considered as one of the best boxers in that archipelago's history. When he was an amateur Trinidad won five National Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico....	May 12, 2001 — September 29, 2001	0
56	Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins is an United States Boxing. He is best known for his ten year reign as Middleweight World Champion in which he defended his title a record 20 times.... –	April 29, 1995 — July 16, 2005	21
57	Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor is a professional United States boxing and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world. Taylor currently has a record of 28-2-1, with 17 wins coming by way of knockout.... –	July 16, 2005 — 2005^r	3
58	Maselino Masoe Maselino Masoe Maselino Francis Masoe is a Samoan boxing, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....	May 1, 2004 — March 11, 2006	0
59	Felix Sturm Felix Sturm Felix Sturm whose real name is Adnan Catic is a Germany middleweight boxing of Bosnia and Herzegovina ancestry, who won the title at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland....	May 1, 2004 — July 15, 2006	0
60	Javier Castillejo Javier Castillejo Francisco Javier Castillejo is a Boxing from Spain. He is the former WBA World Middleweight Champion, and has also previously held the WBC World Light-Middleweight Championship, giving him recognition as one of the few currently active fighters to have held highly-regarded World Championships in two different weight classes....	July 15, 2006 — December 2, 2006	0
61	Mariano Natalio Carrera Mariano Natalio Carrera Mariano Natalio Carrera is an Argentina boxing, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Carrera began his pro career in 2001 and captured the World Boxing Association middleweight title by knocking out Javier Castillejo in 2006....	December 2, 2006 — February 23, 2007^s	0
62	Javier Castillejo (2)	February 23, 2007 — April 28, 2007	0
63	Felix Sturm (2)	April 28, 2007 — Present	0

Super middleweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Chong Pal Park Chong Pal Park Chong Pal Park was a Koreans boxer in the super middleweight division.He turned professional in 1977 and won the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation middleweight title in 1979....	December 6, 1987 — May 23, 1988	1
2	Fulgencio Obelmejias Fulgencio Obelmejias Fulgencio Obelmejias , sometimes known also as Fully Obel is a Venezuelan former Boxing, who was world Super-Middleweight champion....	May 23, 1988 — May 28, 1989	0
3	In Chul Baek In Chul Baek In Chul Baek is a Korean boxer who held the World Boxing Association super middleweight championship.Baek became a professional boxer in 1980....	May 28, 1989 — March 30, 1990	2
4	Christophe Tiozzo Christophe Tiozzo Christophe Tiozzo was a France boxing, who won a Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Tiozzo is the brother of Three-Time World Champion Fabrice Tiozzo....	March 30, 1990 — April 5, 1991	2
5	Victor Cordoba Víctor Córdoba V?ctor C?rdoba was a Panamanian boxer in the super middleweight division. Known as "Toby", Mitchell had a successful career and captured a world class title....	April 5, 1991 — September 12, 1992	1
6	Michael Nunn Michael Nunn Michael Nunn was an United States boxing....	September 12, 1992 — February 26, 1994	4
7	Steve Little	February 26, 1994 — August 12, 1994	0
8	Frankie Liles Frankie Liles Frankie Liles was an United States Boxing at super middleweight. He is considered a World boxing champion....	August 12, 1994 — June 12, 1999	7
9	Byron Mitchell Byron Mitchell Byron Tarone Mitchell was an American boxer in the super middleweight division....	June 12, 1999 — April 8, 2000	1
10	Bruno Girard Bruno Girard Bruno Girard was a France boxer at super middleweight and light heavyweight.The light-hitting Girard turned pro in 1991 and challenged Byron Mitchell for World Boxing Association Super Middleweight Title in 1999, in his first US fight....	April 8, 2000 — 2000^s	1
11	Byron Mitchell (2)	March 3, 2001 — March 15, 2003	2
12	Sven Ottke Sven Ottke Sven Ottke, known as "the Phantom", is a former Germany professional boxing who remained undefeated throughout his career held the International Boxing Federation title from 1998 to 2004....	March 15, 2003 — March 27, 2004^r	2
13	Manny Siaca Manny Siaca Manuel Alejandro Siaca, born , is a Puerto Rico boxer at super middleweight.Siaca was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He turned pro in 1997 and challenged Bruno Girard in 2000 for the WBA Super Middleweight Title, but lost a split decision....	May 5, 2004 — November 12, 2004	0
14	Mikkel Kessler Mikkel Kessler Mikkel Kessler is a Denmark professional boxing. In his professional career he has a record of 41-1 and 31 knockouts. Mikkel Kessler is the current WBA supermiddleweight champion of the world....	November 12, 2004 — November 3, 2007	3
15	Joe Calzaghe Joe Calzaghe Joseph William Calzaghe member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire is an undefeated Welsh People former professional boxer....	November 3, 2007 — June 27, 2008	0
16	Mikkel Kessler Mikkel Kessler Mikkel Kessler is a Denmark professional boxing. In his professional career he has a record of 41-1 and 31 knockouts. Mikkel Kessler is the current WBA supermiddleweight champion of the world....	June 21, 2008 — present	1

Light heavyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Georges Carpentier Georges Carpentier Georges Carpentier was a France boxing. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and heavyweight in a career lasting from 1908-26. Nicknamed the "Orchid Man", he stood 5 ft 11? in and his fighting weight ranged from 125 to 175 lb ....	October 12, 1920¹ — February 24, 1922	1
2	Battling Siki Battling Siki Battling Siki , aka Louis Mbarick Fall, was a Senegalese light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1912–1925. Siki was one of the more colorful figures in boxing history....	February 24, 1922 — March 17, 1923	0
3	Mike McTigue Mike McTigue "Bold" Mike McTigue was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world from 1923-1925.Sometimes known as "Methuselah", McTigue won the world lightheavyweight title March 17, 1923, St....	March 17, 1923 — June 25, 1923	0
4	Tommy Loughran Tommy Loughran Tommy Loughran was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world.Loughran's effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter punching is now regarded as a precursor to the techniques practiced in modern boxing....	June 25, 1923 — August 2, 1923	0
5	Mike McTigue (2)	August 2, 1923 — May 30, 1925	1
6	Paul Berlenbach Paul Berlenbach Paul Berlenbach was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world from May 30 1925, when he wrested the crown from Mike McTigue, until July 16 1926, when he was defeated by his nemesis Jack Delaney....	May 30, 1925 — July 16, 1926	4
7	Jack Delaney Jack Delaney Jack Delaney was a former light heavyweight boxing champion of the world and contender for the heavyweight crown. One of the most popular fighters of the 1920s, the handsome French Canadian was born Ovila Chapdelaine in St....	July 16, 1926 — July 27, 1927^r	1
8	Maxie Rosenbloom Maxie Rosenbloom Max Everitt Rosenbloom, known as Slapsie Maxie , was a boxing champion, film actor, and television personality.Growing up in a tough New York neighborhood, Rosenbloom learned to defend himself....	August 30, 1927 — June 6, 1931^s	5
9	George Nichols George Nichols Blessed George Nichols was an English people Catholic martyr.Born at Oxford in 1550, George Nichols entered Brasenose College, a Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford, in 1564 or 1565 where he received his B.A....	March 18, 1932 — December 1932^s	0
10	Joe Knight Joe Knight (boxer) Joe Knight, also known as Cairo Calamity was an American boxing born in Cairo, GA....	January 1933 — March 1, 1933	0
11	Maxie Rosenbloom (2)	March 1, 1933 — November 16, 1934	2
12	Bob Olin Bob Olin Robert Lous "Bob" Olin was an United States Boxing.He won the World Light Heavyweight Championship....	November 16, 1934 — October 31, 1935	2
13	John Henry Lewis John Henry Lewis John Henry Lewis was an African American Boxing who was the world List of light heavyweight boxing champions from 1935 to 1939.One interesting fact of his is that Lewis was managed by a gambler and racketeer of the 1930s: Gus Greenlee, a man who became very important to baseball's Negro Leagues as a commissioner and team owner....	October 31, 1935 — January 1939^r	5
14	Billy Conn Billy Conn William David Conn , better known in the boxing world as Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis....	July 13, 1939 — June 5, 1940^r	3
15	Anton Christoforidis Anton Christoforidis Anton Christoforidis was a Greece light heavyweight Boxing.Christoforidis was born in Messinia prefecture, Greece. His first bout was against Francisco Garcia Lluch in Paris, France which he won by decision....	January 13, 1941 — May 22, 1941	0
16	Gus Lesnevich Gus Lesnevich Gustav George Lesnevich was an American boxing. Lesnevich was born and raised in Cliffside Park, NJ.Lesnevich turned pro in 1934 and in 1940 took on National Boxing Association World Light Heavyweight Title holder Billy Conn, but lost a decision....	May 22, 1941 — July 26, 1948	5
17	Freddie Mills Freddie Mills Freddie Mills, was an England boxer, who was the world light heavyweight boxing champion from 1948 to 1950. He was born in Poole, England....	July 26, 1948 — January 24, 1950	0
18	Joey Maxim Joey Maxim Giuseppe Antonio Berardinelli, , was an USA Boxing. He was a light heavyweight champion of the world. He took the ring-name Joey Maxim from the Maxim gun, the world's first self-acting machine gun, based on his ability to rapidly throw a large number of left jabs....	January 24, 1950 — December 17, 1952	2
19	Archie Moore Archie Moore Archie Moore, Born Archibald Wright , was light heavyweight world boxing champion between 1952 and 1959 and had one of the longest professional careers in the history of his sport....	December 17, 1952 — October 25, 1960^s	8
20	Harold Johnson Harold Johnson (boxer) Harold Johnson was a professional boxing.Johnson won his first twenty four fights before losing a ten round decision to Archie Moore, who would be Johnson's biggest career rival....	May 12, 1962 — June 1, 1963	1
21	Willie Pastrano Willie Pastrano Wilfred Raleigh Pastrano was a light heavyweight boxer who held the world crown from 1963 until 1965....	June 1, 1963 — March 30, 1965	2
22	José Torres José Torres Jos? Torres, known as "Chegui", was a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. As an amateur boxer, Torres won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....	March 30, 1965 — December 16, 1966	3
23	Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Dick Tiger Member of the Order of the British Empire was a Boxing from Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria, was a migrant fighter to Liverpool . Tiger was a member of the Igbo people ethnic group....	December 16, 1966 — May 24, 1968	2
24	Bob Foster Bob Foster Bob Foster is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA whom many boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Light Heavyweight world champions in history....	May 24, 1968 — September 9, 1970^s	4
25	Vicente Rondón Vicente Rondon Vicente Paul Rondon was a Venezuelan boxing....	February 27, 1971 — April 7, 1972	4
26	Bob Foster (2)	April 7, 1972 — September 16, 1974^r	5
27	Víctor Galíndez Víctor Galíndez V?ctor Emilio Gal?ndez was an Argentina boxing who was the third Latin American to win the world's Light Heavyweight title, after Puerto Rico's Jose Torres and Venezuela's Vicente Rondon had done it....	December 7, 1974 — September 15, 1978	10
28	Mike Rossman Mike Rossman Mike Rossman is a former world champion boxing of Jewish/Italy origin, which led to his monikers "The Kosher Butcher" and "The Jewish Bomber."...	September 15, 1978 — April 14, 1979	1
29	Víctor Galíndez (2)	April 14, 1979 — November 30, 1979	0
30	Marvin Johnson Marvin Johnson Marvin Johnson is a former boxing from the United States, who fought in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, winning a bronze medal, and made his way up the professional boxing ranks in the light heavyweight division soon thereafter....	November 30, 1979 — March 31, 1980	0
31	Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Eddie Mustafa Muhammad Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was an United States boxing....	March 31, 1980 — July 18, 1981	2
32	Michael Spinks Michael Spinks Michael Spinks a native of St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, is a former boxing who was champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight division....	July 18, 1981 — September 21, 1985^r	10
33	Marvin Johnson (2)	February 9, 1986 — May 23, 1987	1
34	Leslie Stewart Leslie Stewart Leslie Matthew Stewart was an Trinidadian boxing....	May 23, 1987 — September 5, 1987	0
35	Virgil Hill Virgil Hill Virgil Eugene Hill is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native Americans in the United States heritage, who forged a solid connection between the U.S....	September 5, 1987 — June 3, 1991	10
36	Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns Thomas "Hitman" Hearns , is an United States 8-time world champion professional boxing.Hearns became the first ever quadruple world champion in boxing history....	June 3, 1991 — March 20, 1992	1
37	Iran Barkley Iran Barkley Iran Barkley is an United States former boxing....	March 20, 1992 — 1992^r	0
38	Virgil Hill (2)	September 29, 1992 — June 13, 1997	10
39	Dariusz Michalczewski Dariusz Michalczewski Dariusz Michalczewski is a former Poland light heavyweight boxer....	June 13, 1997 — July 1, 1997	0
40	Lou Del Valle Lou Del Valle Louis Del Valle is an United States boxing....	September 20, 1997 — July 18, 1998	0
41	Roy Jones Jr. Roy Jones Jr. Roy Jones, Jr. is an United States boxer. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. As a professional he captured IBF championships in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions....	July 18, 1998 — May 15, 2004	10
42	Bruno Girard Bruno Girard Bruno Girard was a France boxer at super middleweight and light heavyweight.The light-hitting Girard turned pro in 1991 and challenged Byron Mitchell for World Boxing Association Super Middleweight Title in 1999, in his first US fight....	December 22, 2001 — March 8, 2003	2
43	Mehdi Sahnoune Mehdi Sahnoune Mehdi Sahnoune is a France boxer at light heavyweight.Known as "Kounet", Sahnoune turned pro in 1997 and challenged WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Bruno Girard in 2003, winning the belt by TKO....	March 8, 2003 — October 10, 2003	0
44	Silvio Branco Silvio Branco Silvio Branco is a professional boxing in the light heavyweight division. His record is 55-8-2 ....	October 10, 2003 — February 20, 2004	0
45	Fabrice Tiozzo Fabrice Tiozzo Fabrice Tiozzo was a professional boxing in the light heavyweight division. His record is 48-2 .Tiozzo was a two time light heavyweight champion as well as a one time cruiserweight champion....	February 20, 2004 — October 19, 2006^r	1
46	Silvio Branco Silvio Branco Silvio Branco is a professional boxing in the light heavyweight division. His record is 55-8-2 .... –	July 27, 2006 — October 19, 2006	0
47	Silvio Branco (2)	October 19, 2006 — April 28, 2007	0
48	Stipe Drviš Stipe Drviš Stipe Drews, birth name Stipe Drvi? , is a Croatian professional Boxing. He lost the World Boxing Association's version of the World light heavyweight championship title to Australian Danny Green on the 16th of December 2007....	April 28, 2007 — December 16, 2007	0
49	Danny Green Danny Green Daniel Thomas Green is an Australian professional Light heavyweight boxing and former Olympic Games, who is nicknamed The Green Machine. In March 2008 he retired as the World Boxing Association light heavyweight world champion, only to announce his return in February 2009....	December 16, 2007 — March 25, 2008 (retired)	0
50	Hugo Garay Hugo Garay Hugo Hern?n Garay is a light heavyweight Boxing from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division by Kazakhstan's Olzhas Orazaliev....	July 3, 2008 — present	0

Cruiserweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Ossie Ocasio Ossie Ocasio Osvaldo Ocasio, , better known as Ossie Ocasio and nicknamed Jaws, is a Puerto Rico who was a boxing and world Cruiserweight champion. He got his peculiar nickname after accidentally biting another boxer during a sparring session....	February 13, 1982 — December 1, 1984	3
2	Piet Crous Piet Crous Petrus Arnoldus Crous was a South African professional boxer....	December 1, 1984 — July 27, 1985	1
3	Dwight Muhammad Qawi Dwight Muhammad Qawi Dwight Muhammad Qawi is a former world boxing champion in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004....	July 27, 1985 — July 12, 1986	1
4	Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....	July 12, 1986 — 1988^r	5
5	Taoufik Belbouli Taoufik Belbouli Taoufik Belbouli was a French-Mauritanian professional boxer....	March 25, 1989 — 1989^r	0
6	Robert Daniels Robert Daniels Robert Daniels , is a professional boxing in the Cruiserweight division.Daniels, known as "Preacherman," turned pro in 1984 and in 1989 he captured the vacant World Boxing Association cruiserweight title by defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi....	November 27, 1989 — March 8, 1991	2
7	Bobby Czyz Bobby Czyz Robert Edward "Bobby" Czyz is a retired United States boxing. A New Jersey native of mostly Poles and Italian people descent, he is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion....	March 8, 1991 — 1992^r	2
8	Orlin Norris Orlin Norris Orlin Levance Norris, born October 4, 1965 in Lubbock, TX, is an American boxing who held the WBA cruiserweight title and fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980's and 1990's....	November 6, 1993 — July 22, 1995	4
9	Nate Miller Nate Miller Nate Miller , was a professional boxing in the Cruiserweight division.Miller, known as "Mister" Nate Miller, turned pro in 1986 and in 1994 landed a shot at IBF Cruiserweight Title holder Alfred Cole, but lost a decision....	July 22, 1995 — November 8, 1997	4
10	Fabrice Tiozzo Fabrice Tiozzo Fabrice Tiozzo was a professional boxing in the light heavyweight division. His record is 48-2 .Tiozzo was a two time light heavyweight champion as well as a one time cruiserweight champion....	November 8, 1997 — December 9, 2000	4
11	Virgil Hill Virgil Hill Virgil Eugene Hill is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native Americans in the United States heritage, who forged a solid connection between the U.S....	December 9, 2000 — February 23, 2002	0
12	Jean-Marc Mormeck Jean-Marc Mormeck Jean-Marc Mormeck is a France professional Boxing of Antillean descent and a former World Boxing Council & World Boxing Association unified world cruiserweight champion....	February 23, 2002 — January 7, 2006	4
13	O'Neil Bell O'Neil Bell O'Neil "Super Nova" Bell isa boxer who is a Reigning boxing champions undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation, and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles.... –	January 7, 2006 — March 17, 2007	0
14	Virgil Hill Virgil Hill Virgil Eugene Hill is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native Americans in the United States heritage, who forged a solid connection between the U.S....	January 27, 2006 — November 24, 2007	0
15	Valery Brudov Valery Brudov Valery Brudov is a professional boxer.Brudov won the interim WBA Cruiserweight Title with a TKO win over Luis Andres Pineda in late 2006.... –	December 2, 2006 — June 16, 2007	0
16	Jean-Marc Mormeck (2) –	March 17, 2007 — November 10, 2007	0
17	David Haye David Haye David Deron Haye is a British people professional boxing and Promoter who co-owns Hayemaker Promotions. Haye is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles.... –	November 10, 2007 — Present	1
	Haye vacated the title when he decided to move up to Heavyweight
18	Firat Arslan Firat Arslan Firat Arslan is a Germany professional boxing of Turkish descent best known to win a WBA cruiserweight title at the age of 37. He has a fight record of 28 victories with 18 knockouts, 4 defeats and 1 draw... –	June 16, 2007 — November 24, 2007	0
18	Firat Arslan Firat Arslan Firat Arslan is a Germany professional boxing of Turkish descent best known to win a WBA cruiserweight title at the age of 37. He has a fight record of 28 victories with 18 knockouts, 4 defeats and 1 draw... –	November 24, 2007 — September 27, 2008	1
19	Guillermo Jones Guillermo Jones Guillermo Jones is a Panamanian boxer best known for losing three world title fights in controversial decisions....	September 27, 2008 — Present	0

Heavyweight

No.	Name	Duration of reign	Defenses
1	Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey was an United States boxing who held the List of heavyweight boxing champions from 1919 to 1926. Dempsey's aggressive style and punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history....	July 2, 1921 — September 23, 1926	2
2	Gene Tunney Gene Tunney James Joseph "Gene" Tunney was the List of Heavyweight Champions from 1926-1928 who defeated Jack Dempsey twice, first in 1926 and then in 1927....	September 23, 1926 — July 31, 1931^r	2
3	Jack Sharkey Jack Sharkey Jack Sharkey was an American List of Heavyweight Champions. He was of Lithuanian descent.Born in an era when prizefighters, actors and others in the public spotlight adopted an "American-sounding" pseudonym, Joseph Paul Zukauskas took the family name of a popular retired Ireland boxer and future Hall of Famer, Thomas Sharkey ....	September 26, 1929 — June 12, 1930	0
4	Max Schmeling Max Schmeling Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a Germany boxing who was List of heavyweight boxing champions between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their national associations....	June 12, 1930 — June 21, 1932	1
5	Jack Sharkey (2)	June 21, 1932 — June 29, 1933	0
6	Primo Carnera Primo Carnera Primo Carnera was an Italian people Boxing who became the List of Heavyweight Champions....	not recognized by the NBA as champion
7	Max Baer	June 14, 1934 — June 13, 1935	0
8	James J. Braddock James J. Braddock James Walter Braddock was an Irish-American List of heavyweight boxing champions.Fighting under the name James J. Braddock , he was known for his powerful right hand punch, strong chin, and his amazing comeback from a floundering career, which saw him lose several bouts before struggling to support his family by working on the docks...	June 13, 1935 — June 22, 1937	0
9	Joe Louis Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was a List of Heavyweight Champions.Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, he is considered to be one of the greatest in boxing history....	June 22, 1937 — March 1, 1949^r	25
10	Ezzard Charles Ezzard Charles Ezzard Mack Charles was an African-American professional boxer and former List of Heavyweight Champions of the world.He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Georgia , but is commonly thought of as a Cincinnati, Ohio....	June 22, 1949 — July 18, 1951	8
11	Joe Walcott Jersey Joe Walcott Arnold Raymond Cream , better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world's record for the oldest man to win the world's Heavyweight title when he earned it at the age of 37....	July 18, 1951 — September 23, 1952	1
12	Rocky Marciano Rocky Marciano Rocky Marciano , born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was the heavyweight champion of the world from 1952 to 1956. Marciano, with forty-three knockouts to his credit , remains the only heavyweight champion in boxing history to retire having won every fight in his professional career....	September 23, 1952 — April 27, 1956^r	6
13	Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson was an American 2-time List of Heavyweight Champions. At 21, Patterson was then the youngest man to win the world heavyweight championship and, later, the 1st to regain it....	November 30, 1956 — June 26, 1959	4
14	Ingemar Johansson Ingemar Johansson Jens Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish people Boxing and former List of Heavyweight Champions. He defeated Floyd Patterson to win the World Heavyweight Championship....	June 26, 1959 — June 20, 1960	0
15	Floyd Patterson (2)	June 20, 1960 — September 25, 1962	2
16	Sonny Liston Sonny Liston Charles L. "Sonny" Liston was a professional boxing who became List of Heavyweight Champions in 1962 by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round....	September 25, 1962 — February 25, 1964	1
17	Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is a retired United States boxing and former three-time List of heavyweight boxing champions.As an amateur, Ali won a gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in the light heavyweight division gold medal....	February 25, 1964 — June 19, 1964^r	0
18	Ernie Terrell Ernie Terrell Ernie Terrell is an United States singer, record producer, and former World Boxing Association List of heavyweight boxing champions.Terrell is the older brother of The Supremes's early 1970s lead singer Jean Terrell....	March 5, 1965 — February 6, 1967	2
19	Muhammad Ali (2)	February 6, 1967 — April 27, 1968	0
20	Jimmy Ellis Jimmy Ellis James Albert "Jimmy" Ellis is a boxing from Louisville, Kentucky. He held the World Boxing Association Heavyweight title from 1968 to 1970.As an amateur, he was trained by Joe Elsby Martin, Sr., at Louisville's Columbia Gym....	April 27, 1968 — February 16, 1970	1
21	Joe Frazier Joe Frazier Joseph William Frazier, known as Smokin' Joe, is a former Olympic and World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, active mostly from the later 1960s to the mid 1970s....	February 16, 1970 — January 22, 1973	4
22	George Foreman George Foreman George Edward Foreman is an United States two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur.He is the oldest man ever to win a major heavyweight title when, at 45, he knocked out 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round....	January 22, 1973 — October 30, 1974	2
23	Muhammad Ali (3)	October 30, 1974 — February 15, 1978	10
24	Leon Spinks Leon Spinks Leon Spinks is an USA former boxing. He had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins. While still an amateur, he also became a member of the United States Marine Corps....	February 15, 1978 — September 15, 1978	0
25	Muhammad Ali (4)	September 15, 1978 — October 20, 1979	0
26	John Tate John Tate (boxer) John Tate was an American prizefighter and Olympic Games boxer, who briefly held the World Boxing Association heavyweight title from 1979 to 1980....	October 20, 1979 — March 31, 1980	0
27	Mike Weaver Mike Weaver Michael Dwayne Weaver is a former Boxing who is better known in the boxing world simply as Mike Weaver....	March 31, 1980 — December 10, 1982	2
28	Michael Dokes Michael Dokes Michael Marshall Dokes is a former American boxing in the heavyweight division, nicknamed "Dynamite."...	December 10, 1982 — September 23, 1983	1
29	Gerrie Coetzee Gerrie Coetzee Gerhardus Christian Coetzee , better known as Gerrie Coetzee, is a South African former boxer. He made history twice: he was the first boxer from the African continent ever to fight for the world Heavyweight title, and the first to win the world Heavyweight title....	September 23, 1983 — December 1, 1984	0
30	Greg Page Greg Page (boxer) Greg Page is a former American Boxing. He was the World Boxing Association List of heavyweight boxing champions from 1984 to 1985. His professional record after his retirement in 2001 was 58-17-1 with 48 Knockouts....	December 1, 1984 — April 29, 1985	0
31	Tony Tubbs Tony Tubbs Tony Tubbs was the World Boxing Association List of heavyweight boxing champions from 1985 to 1986.In the late 1970s he was an outstanding amateur, who compiled a record of around 240-13....	April 29, 1985 — January 17, 1986	0
32	Tim Witherspoon Tim Witherspoon "Terrible" Tim Witherspoon is an American boxer who was twice recognized as List of Heavyweight Champions by a professional boxing sanctioning organization....	January 17, 1986 — December 12, 1986	1
33	James Smith James Smith (boxer) James "Bonecrusher" Smith is a former United States boxing who was briefly World Boxing Association heavyweight champion in the late 1980s. He is the first heavyweight champion with a college degree....	December 12, 1986 — March 7, 1987	0
34	Mike Tyson Mike Tyson Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul, is a retired United States Boxing. He was the List of undisputed boxing champions#Heavyweight and remains the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title at just 20 years old....	March 7, 1987 — February 11, 1990	8
35	James Douglas	February 11, 1990 — October 25, 1990	0
36	Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....	October 25, 1990 — November 13, 1992	3
37	Riddick Bowe Riddick Bowe Riddick Lamont Bowe is an United States Boxing and former undisputed heavyweight champion. He is best remembered for his trilogy of fights with Evander Holyfield and two brutal bouts with Andrew Golota....	November 13, 1992 — November 6, 1993	2
38	Evander Holyfield (2)	November 6, 1993 — April 22, 1994	0
39	Michael Moorer Michael Moorer Michael Lee Moorer is a boxing who is a former light heavyweight and heavyweight World Champion....	April 22, 1994 — November 5, 1994	0
40	George Foreman (2)	November 5, 1994 — 1995^s	0
41	Bruce Seldon Bruce Seldon Bruce Samuel Seldon was the World Boxing Association Heavyweight champion from 1995 to 1996. It was after a boxing match between Seldon and Mike Tyson that Tupac Shakur was murdered in a drive-by shooting....	April 8, 1995 — September 7, 1996	1
42	Mike Tyson (2)	September 7, 1996 — November 9, 1996	0
43	Evander Holyfield (3)	November 9, 1996 — November 13, 1999	4
44	Lennox Lewis Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis, Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire is a retired boxing who won gold for Canada at the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxing....	November 13, 1999 — April 29, 2000^s	0
45	Evander Holyfield (4)	August 12, 2000 — March 3, 2001	0
46	John Ruiz John Ruiz John ?The Quiet Man" Ruiz , currently residing in Las Vegas metropolitan area is a professional Puerto Rico-United States Boxing and former two-time WBA World Heavyweight champion.....	March 3, 2001 — March 1, 2003	2
47	Roy Jones Jr. Roy Jones Jr. Roy Jones, Jr. is an United States boxer. Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association of America. As a professional he captured IBF championships in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions....	March 1, 2003 — February 24, 2004^r	0
48	John Ruiz –	December 13, 2003 — February 24, 2004	0
49	John Ruiz (2)	February 24, 2004 — December 17, 2005	3
50	Nikolai Valuev Nikolai Valuev Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev is the reigning two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing champion, a title he shares with Uzbeki boxer Ruslan Chagaev....	December 17, 2005 — April 14, 2007	3
51	Ruslan Chagaev Ruslan Chagaev Ruslan Chagaev born October 19, 1978 in Andijan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is the reigning World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing champion, a title he shares with Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev....	April 14, 2007 — August 30, 2008	1
52	Nikolai Valuev Nikolai Valuev Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev is the reigning two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing champion, a title he shares with Uzbeki boxer Ruslan Chagaev.... (2)	August 30, 2008 — Present	1

List of WBA world champions

Minimumweight

Light flyweight

Flyweight

Super flyweight

Bantamweight

Super bantamweight

Featherweight

Super featherweight

Lightweight

Super lightweight

Welterweight

Super welterweight

Middleweight

Super middleweight

Light heavyweight

Cruiserweight

Heavyweight

See also